A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 23 September, 0665 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 08:07 UT. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes, just 26% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 20 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 08:07:14 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 5th eclipse in lunar Saros series 65.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 65, is linked to solar Saros series 72. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:07:14 on 23 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 13:34:19 on 23 Sep TDT
Saros Series 65 Number in Series 5
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.257 Central Magnitiude -0.7531
Gamma -1.4202 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h27m Error ± 16m07s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 2h20m Partial Duration
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.