A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 31 March, 0657 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 12:47 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 43% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 32 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 29 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 32 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 12:47:48 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 63rd eclipse in lunar Saros series 31.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 31, is linked to solar Saros series 38. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 12:47:48 on 31 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:12:54 on 31 Mar TDT
Saros Series 31 Number in Series 63
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5023 Central Magnitiude 0.4272
Gamma 0.7595 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h25m Error ± 16m01s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h29m Partial Duration 2h32m
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.