A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 14 April, 0471 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 10:24 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 97% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 59 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 29 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 10:24:41 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 30th eclipse in lunar Saros series 53.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 53, is linked to solar Saros series 60. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:24:41 on 14 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:01:14 on 14 Apr TDT
Saros Series 53 Number in Series 30
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0447 Central Magnitiude 0.9716
Gamma -0.4633 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h37m Error ± 13m42s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h59m 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.