A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 12 May, 0129 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 14:57 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 51% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 27 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 42 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 27 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 14:57:57 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 62nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 48.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 48, is linked to solar Saros series 55. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:57:57 on 12 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:16:06 on 12 May TDT
Saros Series 48 Number in Series 62
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.4632 Central Magnitiude 0.5095
Gamma -0.7474 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h18m Error ± 9m55s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h42m Partial Duration 2h27m
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.