A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 7 July, 0438 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:05 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes, with 72% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 50 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 47 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 11:05:14 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 61.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 61, is linked to solar Saros series 68. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:05:14 on 7 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:32:32 on 7 Jul TDT
Saros Series 61 Number in Series 20
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.6659 Central Magnitiude 0.7198
Gamma -0.6348 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h27m Error ± 13m18s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h50m Partial Duration 2h47m
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.