A partial eclipse of the Moon occurs on Thursday 16 May, 2041 UT, with maximum eclipse at 00:41 UT. A tiny bite out of the Moon may be visible at maximum, though just 6% of the Moon will be shadowed in a partial eclipse lasting for 58 minutes and 30 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should be visible at maximum eclipse.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 4 hours and 30 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 58 minutes and 30 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 00:41:37 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon will be 7 days after apogee and 6 days before perigee. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.530° in apparent diameter, which is around 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 will be visible within the bright area on the map. Note that the map is approximate, and if you are near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon will be very close to the horizon and may not be 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 is the 25th eclipse in lunar Saros series 141.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 141, is linked to solar Saros series 148. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 00:41:37 on 16 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:43:03 on 16 May TDT
Saros Series 141 Number in Series 25
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.0747 Central Magnitiude 0.0645
Gamma -0.9746 Path Width (km)
Delta T 1m26s Error ± 0m21s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h30m Partial Duration 58m30s
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 151237598 km (85.7%) Moon Distance 381528 km (50.0%)
Sun Diameter 0.527° Moon Diameter 0.522° - 0.530°
Apogee 18:44 on 8 May UT Perigee 01:19 on 22 May 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.