A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 7 April, 0313 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 13:38 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 46 minutes and 12 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 33 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 56 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 33 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 46 minutes and 12 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 13:38:38 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 59th eclipse in lunar Saros series 46.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 46, is linked to solar Saros series 53. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 13:38:38 on 7 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:34:51 on 7 Apr TDT
Saros Series 46 Number in Series 59
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1444 Central Magnitiude 1.0833
Gamma -0.4057 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h56m Error ± 11m52s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h56m Partial Duration 3h33m
Total Duration 46m12s
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.