A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 4 July, 0568 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 10:52 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 40 minutes, with just 18% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 58 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 40 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 10:52:19 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 9th eclipse in lunar Saros series 59.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 59, is linked to solar Saros series 66. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:52:19 on 4 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:54:22 on 4 Jul TDT
Saros Series 59 Number in Series 9
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.2271 Central Magnitiude 0.1774
Gamma -0.9025 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h02m Error ± 14m53s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h58m Partial Duration 1h40m
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.