A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 27 October, 0565 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 02:17 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 56% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 49 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 39 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 49 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 02:17:37 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 17th eclipse in lunar Saros series 56.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 56, is linked to solar Saros series 63. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 02:17:37 on 27 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 07:18:49 on 27 Oct TDT
Saros Series 56 Number in Series 17
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.6562 Central Magnitiude 0.559
Gamma 0.6817 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h01m Error ± 14m51s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h39m Partial Duration 2h49m
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.