A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 20 October, 0388 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:55 UT. The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 29 minutes. With 99% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 6 hours and 2 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 29 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 11:55:46 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 19th 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) 11:55:46 on 20 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:09:54 on 20 Oct TDT
Saros Series 59 Number in Series 19
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.09 Central Magnitiude 0.9908
Gamma -0.4458 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h14m Error ± 12m43s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 6h02m Partial Duration 3h29m
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 22:11:41 UTC.