A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 9 May, 0221 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 03:51 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 55% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 12 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 03:51:13 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 26th eclipse in lunar Saros series 66.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 66, is linked to solar Saros series 73. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 03:51:13 on 9 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 07:27:25 on 9 May TDT
Saros Series 66 Number in Series 26
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.564 Central Magnitiude 0.5475
Gamma 0.7097 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h36m Error ± 10m52s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h12m Partial Duration 2h40m
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.