A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 7 January, 0568 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 19:15 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 57% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 39 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 4 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 39 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 19:15:24 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 22nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 54.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 54, is linked to solar Saros series 61. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 19:15:24 on 7 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:17:34 on 8 Jan TDT
Saros Series 54 Number in Series 22
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5888 Central Magnitiude 0.5741
Gamma 0.6957 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h02m Error ± 14m53s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h04m Partial Duration 2h39m
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.