A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 3 July, 0085 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 19:54 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 52 minutes and 36 seconds. The Moon was 13% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 14 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 7 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 14 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 52 minutes and 36 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 19:54:33 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 42nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 57.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 57, is linked to solar Saros series 64. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 19:54:33 on 3 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 23:04:37 on 3 Jul TDT
Saros Series 57 Number in Series 42
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0775 Central Magnitiude 1.1335
Gamma 0.4099 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h10m Error ± 9m28s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h07m Partial Duration 3h14m
Total Duration 52m36s
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.