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Accuracy

Due to the erratic rotation of the Earth, the time and location of the eclipse cannot be forecast perfectly. This eclipse's time is estimated to be accurate ± 12m31s (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 3.13 degrees, or around ± 339 km (211 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 31 October, 0370 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 19:55 UT. The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for just 14 minutes and 48 seconds. With the Moon just barely inside the Earth's umbral shadow, the Moon may have been quite bright, but even so, this should have been worth seeing. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 31 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 6 hours and 3 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 31 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 14 minutes and 48 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 19:55:07 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 20th eclipse in lunar Saros series 59.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 59, is linked to solar Saros series 66. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 19:55:07 on 31 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:04:45 on 1 Nov TDT
Saros Series 59 Number in Series 20
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1103 Central Magnitiude 1.0081
Gamma -0.4355 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h10m Error ± 12m31s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 6h03m Partial Duration 3h31m
Total Duration 14m48s
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 22:11:41 UTC.