A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 20 January, 0002 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:52 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 59% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 44 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 15 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 44 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 11:52:49 UT.

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 was the 56th eclipse in lunar Saros series 53.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 53, is linked to solar Saros series 60. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:52:49 on 20 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:48:33 on 20 Jan TDT
Saros Series 53 Number in Series 56
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.6275 Central Magnitiude 0.5893
Gamma 0.6811 Path Width (km)
Delta T 2h56m Error ± 8m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h15m Partial Duration 2h44m
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 22:11:42 UTC.