A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 12 April, 0053 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 06:49 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 45% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 24 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 57 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 24 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 06:49:20 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 61st eclipse in lunar Saros series 50.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 50, is linked to solar Saros series 57. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 06:49:20 on 12 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:53:46 on 12 Apr TDT
Saros Series 50 Number in Series 61
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.4456 Central Magnitiude 0.4452
Gamma -0.7698 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h04m Error ± 9m09s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h57m Partial Duration 2h24m
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.