A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 11 September, 0284 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 12:17 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 52 minutes exactly. The Moon was 11% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 28 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 44 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 28 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 52 minutes exactly. Maximum eclipse was at 12:17:58 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 45th 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) 12:17:58 on 11 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:07:33 on 11 Sep TDT
Saros Series 52 Number in Series 45
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.157 Central Magnitiude 1.1139
Gamma -0.3939 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h50m Error ± 11m33s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h44m Partial Duration 3h28m
Total Duration 52m00s
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.