A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 16 January, 0197 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 16:58 UT. The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 21 minutes. With 99% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 40 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 21 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 16:58:38 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 53rd eclipse in lunar Saros series 50.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 50, is linked to solar Saros series 57. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 16:58:38 on 16 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 20:30:01 on 16 Jan TDT
Saros Series 50 Number in Series 53
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0398 Central Magnitiude 0.9889
Gamma -0.4598 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h31m Error ± 10m37s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h40m Partial Duration 3h21m
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.