A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 16 December, 0149 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 09:41 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 37 minutes and 36 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 42 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 37 minutes and 36 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 09:41:57 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 19th 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) 09:41:57 on 16 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 13:03:46 on 16 Dec TDT
Saros Series 71 Number in Series 19
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.0901 Central Magnitiude 0.0251
Gamma -0.9813 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h22m Error ± 10m07s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h42m Partial Duration 37m36s
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.