A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 27 December, 0131 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 18:02 UT. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 3% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 39 minutes and 54 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 43 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 39 minutes and 54 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 18:02:24 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 20th eclipse in lunar Saros series 71.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 71, is linked to solar Saros series 78. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 18:02:24 on 27 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:20:49 on 27 Dec TDT
Saros Series 71 Number in Series 20
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.0947 Central Magnitiude 0.0281
Gamma -0.9792 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h18m Error ± 9m56s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h43m Partial Duration 39m54s
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.