A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 5 August, 0552 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 21:24 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 37 minutes, with 61% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 48 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 37 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 21:24:11 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 47th eclipse in lunar Saros series 39.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 39, is linked to solar Saros series 46. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 21:24:11 on 5 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 02:22:10 on 6 Aug TDT
Saros Series 39 Number in Series 47
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.566 Central Magnitiude 0.6054
Gamma 0.6933 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h58m Error ± 14m41s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h48m Partial Duration 2h37m
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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:41 UTC.