A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 25 January, 0290 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 06:43 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 40 minutes and 54 seconds. The Moon was 8% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 17 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 20 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 17 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 40 minutes and 54 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 06:43:28 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 30th eclipse in lunar Saros series 58.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 58, is linked to solar Saros series 65. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 06:43:28 on 25 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 10:34:31 on 25 Jan TDT
Saros Series 58 Number in Series 30
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0728 Central Magnitiude 1.075
Gamma 0.4273 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h51m Error ± 11m37s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h20m Partial Duration 3h17m
Total Duration 40m54s
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.