A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurs on Saturday 18 December, 2309 UT, with maximum eclipse at 02:20 UT. This very subtle penumbral eclipse will be essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it will last 2 hours and 59 minutes, just 49% of the Moon's disc will be in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 2 hours and 59 minutes. Maximum eclipse is at 02:20:14 UT.

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 3 eclipses:

This is the 10th eclipse in lunar Saros series 159.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 159, is linked to solar Saros series 166. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 02:20:14 on 18 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 02:32:41 on 18 Dec TDT
Saros Series 159 Number in Series 10
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.4888 Central Magnitiude -0.4815
Gamma -1.283 Path Width (km)
Delta T 12m27s Error ± 9m18s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 2h59m Partial Duration
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating

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.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:47 UTC.