11 Dec, 1991 BC
max: 17:59 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.36; Saros 3)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 21 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 36% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 27 minutes in total.
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22 Dec, 1973 BC
max: 02:45 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.37; Saros 3)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 22 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 37% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 27 minutes in total.
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2 Jan, 1954 BC
max: 11:24 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.39; Saros 3)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 23 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 39% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 29 minutes in total.
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12 Jan, 1936 BC
max: 19:56 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.42; Saros 3)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 26 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 42% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 30 minutes in total.
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24 Jan, 1918 BC
max: 04:19 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.46; Saros 3)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 29 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 46% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 32 minutes in total.
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3 Feb, 1900 BC
max: 12:32 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.51; Saros 3)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 32 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 51% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 34 minutes in total.
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14 Feb, 1882 BC
max: 20:36 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.58; Saros 3)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 35 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 58% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 36 minutes in total.
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25 Feb, 1864 BC
max: 04:29 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.66; Saros 3)
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A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 38 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 38 minutes in total.
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8 Mar, 1846 BC
max: 12:13 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.75; Saros 3)
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A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 41 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 39 minutes in total.
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18 Mar, 1828 BC
max: 19:47 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.86; Saros 3)
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A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 42 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 40 minutes in total.
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30 Mar, 1810 BC
max: 03:13 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.74; Saros 3)
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A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 41 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 41 minutes in total.
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9 Apr, 1792 BC
max: 10:30 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.61; Saros 3)
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A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 38 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 40 minutes in total.
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20 Apr, 1774 BC
max: 17:43 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.47; Saros 3)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 32 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 47% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 38 minutes in total.
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1 May, 1756 BC
max: 00:48 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.32; Saros 3)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 21 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 32% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 34 minutes in total.
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12 May, 1738 BC
max: 07:51 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.17; Saros 3)
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A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 1 hour and 2 minutes. The Moon was 17% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 28 minutes in total.
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22 May, 1720 BC
max: 14:49 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.02; Saros 3)
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The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for 22 minutes and 18 seconds. With the Moon just 2% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, the Moon may have been quite bright, but even so, this should have been worth seeing. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 21 minutes in total.
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2 Jun, 1702 BC
max: 21:47 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.87; Saros 3)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes, with 87% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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13 Jun, 1684 BC
max: 04:44 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.72; Saros 3)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 59 minutes, with 72% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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24 Jun, 1666 BC
max: 11:44 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.57; Saros 3)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 57% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 44 minutes.
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4 Jul, 1648 BC
max: 18:46 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.43; Saros 3)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 43% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 26 minutes.
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16 Jul, 1630 BC
max: 01:53 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.30; Saros 3)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 30% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 5 minutes.
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26 Jul, 1612 BC
max: 09:05 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.18; Saros 3)
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At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 39 minutes, with just 18% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.
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6 Aug, 1594 BC
max: 16:23 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.07; Saros 3)
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A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 7% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 1 hour and 4 minutes. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
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16 Aug, 1576 BC
max: 23:49 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 1.03; Saros 3)
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In a rare total penumbral eclipse, the entire Moon was partially shaded by the Earth (though none of it was in complete shadow), and the shading across the Moon should have been quite visible at maximum eclipse. The penumbral phase lasted for 4 hours and 37 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see.
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28 Aug, 1558 BC
max: 07:23 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.96; Saros 3)
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At maximum eclipse, 96% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle effect may have been visible to careful observers. No part of the Moon was in complete shadow. The eclipse lasted 4 hours and 30 minutes overall.
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7 Sep, 1540 BC
max: 15:04 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.89; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 89% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 24 minutes.
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18 Sep, 1522 BC
max: 22:54 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.85; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 85% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 19 minutes.
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29 Sep, 1504 BC
max: 06:50 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.81; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 81% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 15 minutes.
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10 Oct, 1486 BC
max: 14:53 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.78; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 78% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 13 minutes.
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20 Oct, 1468 BC
max: 23:02 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.77; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 77% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 11 minutes.
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1 Nov, 1450 BC
max: 07:14 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.76; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 76% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 11 minutes.
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11 Nov, 1432 BC
max: 15:28 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.75; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 75% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 10 minutes.
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22 Nov, 1414 BC
max: 23:43 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.75; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 75% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 10 minutes.
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3 Dec, 1396 BC
max: 07:55 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.74; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 74% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 9 minutes.
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14 Dec, 1378 BC
max: 16:04 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.73; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 73% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 8 minutes.
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25 Dec, 1360 BC
max: 00:08 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.71; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 71% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 6 minutes.
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5 Jan, 1341 BC
max: 08:05 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.68; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 68% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 2 minutes.
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15 Jan, 1323 BC
max: 15:54 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.64; Saros 3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 64% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours and 55 minutes.
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26 Jan, 1305 BC
max: 23:34 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.59; Saros 3)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 47 minutes, just 59% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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6 Feb, 1287 BC
max: 07:04 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.52; Saros 3)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 35 minutes, just 52% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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17 Feb, 1269 BC
max: 14:25 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.44; Saros 3)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 19 minutes, just 44% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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27 Feb, 1251 BC
max: 21:35 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.34; Saros 3)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 58 minutes, just 34% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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10 Mar, 1233 BC
max: 04:36 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.24; Saros 3)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 29 minutes, just 24% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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21 Mar, 1215 BC
max: 11:27 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.12; Saros 3)
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In this extremely marginal eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow. This caused a microscopic darkening of just 12% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 46 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
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