A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 29 December, 0039 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 19:15 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes, with 62% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 20 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 48 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 19:15:20 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 54th 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) 19:15:20 on 29 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 22:17:13 on 29 Dec TDT
Saros Series 53 Number in Series 54
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.6658 Central Magnitiude 0.617
Gamma 0.6631 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h02m Error ± 9m01s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h20m Partial Duration 2h48m
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.