A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 2 March, 0543 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 07:00 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 48% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 35 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 07:00:06 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 26th 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) 07:00:06 on 2 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 11:55:56 on 2 Mar TDT
Saros Series 53 Number in Series 26
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5652 Central Magnitiude 0.4794
Gamma -0.7281 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h56m Error ± 14m34s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h35m Partial Duration 2h40m
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.