A total eclipse of the Moon occurs on Sunday 2 July, 2243 UT, with maximum eclipse at 21:58 UT. A shallow total eclipse will see the Moon in relative darkness for 43 minutes and 12 seconds. The Moon will be 9% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should be significantly darkened. The partial eclipse will last for 3 hours and 12 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 5 hours and 4 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 3 hours and 12 minutes. The total eclipse lasts for 43 minutes and 12 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 21:58:06 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon will be at perigee, making it extremely large. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.567° in apparent diameter, which is 6.8% larger 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 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 30th eclipse in lunar Saros series 143.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 143, is linked to solar Saros series 150. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 21:58:06 on 2 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 22:07:19 on 2 Jul TDT
Saros Series 143 Number in Series 30
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0292 Central Magnitiude 1.088
Gamma -0.4355 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9m13s Error ± 6m22s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h04m Partial Duration 3h12m
Total Duration 43m12s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 152064596 km (102.8%) Moon Distance 357408 km (2.0%)
Sun Diameter 0.524° Moon Diameter 0.557° - 0.567°
Perigee 14:13 on 2 Jul UT Apogee 16:51 on 15 Jul 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 22:11:47 UTC.