A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 3 October, 0248 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 04:04 UT. The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes. With 100% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 44 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 23 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 04:04:45 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 47th eclipse in lunar Saros series 52.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 52, is linked to solar Saros series 59. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 04:04:45 on 3 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 07:46:31 on 3 Oct TDT
Saros Series 52 Number in Series 47
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0545 Central Magnitiude 0.9988
Gamma -0.4532 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h42m Error ± 11m09s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h44m Partial Duration 3h23m
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.