A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 28 December, 0066 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 14:38 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 34% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 12 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 11 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 12 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 14:38:04 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 19th eclipse in lunar Saros series 72.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 72, is linked to solar Saros series 79. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:38:04 on 28 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:44:40 on 28 Dec TDT
Saros Series 72 Number in Series 19
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.4053 Central Magnitiude 0.3368
Gamma 0.8105 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h07m Error ± 9m17s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h11m Partial Duration 2h12m
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.