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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 ± 13m29s (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 3.37 degrees, or around ± 370 km (230 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 18 October, 0453 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 23:52 UT. The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for just 15 minutes and 18 seconds. With the Moon just 1% of its diameter into 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 9 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 10 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 9 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 15 minutes and 18 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 23:52:33 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 21st 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) 23:52:33 on 18 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:23:53 on 19 Oct TDT
Saros Series 58 Number in Series 21
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.9917 Central Magnitiude 1.0105
Gamma 0.4669 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h31m Error ± 13m29s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h10m Partial Duration 3h09m
Total Duration 15m18s
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.