A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 31 January, 0505 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 18:58 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 52% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 29 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 50 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 29 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 18:58:22 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 58th eclipse in lunar Saros series 35.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 35, is linked to solar Saros series 42. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 18:58:22 on 31 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 23:44:46 on 31 Jan TDT
Saros Series 35 Number in Series 58
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5085 Central Magnitiude 0.5222
Gamma 0.7317 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h46m Error ± 14m06s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h50m Partial Duration 2h29m
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.