A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 26 September, 0071 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 14:35 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 59% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 49 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 27 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 49 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 14:35:12 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 49th eclipse in lunar Saros series 55.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 55, is linked to solar Saros series 62. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:35:12 on 26 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:42:43 on 26 Sep TDT
Saros Series 55 Number in Series 49
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.654 Central Magnitiude 0.5926
Gamma 0.673 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h08m Error ± 9m20s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h27m Partial Duration 2h49m
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.