A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 2 March, 0060 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 05:09 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 58 minutes, with 86% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours exactly. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 58 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 05:09:20 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 59th eclipse in lunar Saros series 51.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 51, is linked to solar Saros series 58. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 05:09:20 on 2 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 08:15:01 on 2 Mar TDT
Saros Series 51 Number in Series 59
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.8199 Central Magnitiude 0.8577
Gamma 0.5553 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h06m Error ± 9m13s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h00m Partial Duration 2h58m
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.