A total eclipse of the Moon occurs on Saturday 16 April, 2489 UT, with maximum eclipse at 00:23 UT. The Moon will barely edge into total eclipse for 29 minutes exactly. With the Moon just 4% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, the Moon may be quite bright, but even so, this should be worth seeing. The partial eclipse will last for 3 hours and 9 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 5 hours and 5 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 3 hours and 9 minutes. The total eclipse lasts for 29 minutes exactly. Maximum eclipse is at 00:23:07 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.

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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 29th eclipse in lunar Saros series 149.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 149, is linked to solar Saros series 156. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 00:23:07 on 16 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:46:37 on 16 Apr TDT
Saros Series 149 Number in Series 29
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.9945 Central Magnitiude 1.0385
Gamma -0.4585 Path Width (km)
Delta T 23m30s Error ± 19m17s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h05m Partial Duration 3h09m
Total Duration 29m00s
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.