A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 29 October, 0473 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 09:04 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 20% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 33 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 37 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 09:04:36 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 52nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 38.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 38, is linked to solar Saros series 45. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 09:04:36 on 29 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 13:41:34 on 29 Oct TDT
Saros Series 38 Number in Series 52
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.204 Central Magnitiude 0.197
Gamma -0.9033 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h37m Error ± 13m43s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h33m 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.