A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 24 July, 0597 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 05:45 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 54% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 28 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 40 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 28 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 05:45:47 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 13th eclipse in lunar Saros series 58.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 58, is linked to solar Saros series 65. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 05:45:47 on 24 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 10:55:13 on 24 Jul TDT
Saros Series 58 Number in Series 13
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.4866 Central Magnitiude 0.5382
Gamma 0.7332 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h09m Error ± 15m15s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h40m Partial Duration 2h28m
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.