A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 3 December, 0232 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 23:53 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes, with just 18% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 17 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 23:53:43 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 17th eclipse in lunar Saros series 70.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 70, is linked to solar Saros series 77. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 23:53:43 on 3 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 03:32:05 on 4 Dec TDT
Saros Series 70 Number in Series 17
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.1529 Central Magnitiude 0.1802
Gamma 0.9217 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h38m Error ± 10m59s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h17m Partial Duration 1h30m
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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:42 UTC.