A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 23 June, 0624 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 14:43 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 41 minutes and 48 seconds. The Moon was 8% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 12 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 6 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 12 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 41 minutes and 48 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 14:43:49 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 43rd 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) 14:43:49 on 23 Jun UT TDT Date/time (max) 20:00:14 on 23 Jun TDT
Saros Series 39 Number in Series 43
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0274 Central Magnitiude 1.0816
Gamma 0.4377 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h16m Error ± 15m35s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h06m Partial Duration 3h12m
Total Duration 41m48s
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.