A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 23 July, 0179 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 17:45 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 59 minutes and 36 seconds. The Moon was 15% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 30 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 41 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 30 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 59 minutes and 36 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 17:45:49 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 43rd 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) 17:45:49 on 23 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:13:32 on 23 Jul TDT
Saros Series 55 Number in Series 43
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1772 Central Magnitiude 1.1538
Gamma 0.3774 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h28m Error ± 10m25s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h41m Partial Duration 3h30m
Total Duration 59m36s
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.