A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 7 December, 0037 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 20:43 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 56% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 30 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 43 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 30 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 20:43:16 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 20th eclipse in lunar Saros series 73.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 73, is linked to solar Saros series 80. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:43:16 on 7 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 23:44:48 on 7 Dec TDT
Saros Series 73 Number in Series 20
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5295 Central Magnitiude 0.5581
Gamma -0.7161 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h02m Error ± 9m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h43m Partial Duration 2h30m
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.