A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 17 August, 0469 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 17:13 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 37 minutes, with just 16% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 8 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 37 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 17:13:08 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 51st eclipse in lunar Saros series 40.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 40, is linked to solar Saros series 47. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:13:08 on 17 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:49:01 on 17 Aug TDT
Saros Series 40 Number in Series 51
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.2405 Central Magnitiude 0.16
Gamma -0.9036 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h36m Error ± 13m40s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h08m Partial Duration 1h37m
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.