A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on Monday 6 August, 1990 UT, with maximum eclipse at 14:12 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 56 minutes, with 68% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 22 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 56 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 14:12:19 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon was 6 days after apogee and 9 days before perigee. At maximum eclipse it was 0.522° in apparent diameter, which is 1.8% smaller than average. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Interactive Map

This map shows the visibility of the eclipse at maximum eclipse, when it was visible within the bright area on the map. Note that the map is approximate, and if you were near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon was very close to the horizon and may not have been practically visible.

You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to see areas of interest. The green marker in the centre shows where the Moon will be directly overhead at maximum eclipse.

The interactive map is currently not available.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 27th eclipse in lunar Saros series 138.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 138, is linked to solar Saros series 145. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:12:19 on 6 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:13:16 on 6 Aug TDT
Saros Series 138 Number in Series 27
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.7005 Central Magnitiude 0.6766
Gamma 0.6374 Path Width (km)
Delta T 0m57s Error ± 0m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h22m Partial Duration 2h56m
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 151720241 km (95.7%) Moon Distance 387915 km (62.7%)
Sun Diameter 0.526° Moon Diameter 0.513° - 0.522°
Apogee 08:19 on 31 Jul UT Perigee 09:57 on 15 Aug UT

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.