A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 12 August, 0672 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 04:30 UT. In this virtually non-existant eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow; although the eclipse lasted 30 minutes exactly, it was impossible to see in practice.
The penumbral eclipse lasted for 30 minutes exactly.
Maximum eclipse was at 04:30:55 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)
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 1st eclipse in lunar Saros series 66.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 66,
is linked to solar Saros series 73. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 04:30:55 on 12 Aug UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 09:59:52 on 12 Aug TDT |
| Saros Series | 66 |
Number in Series | 1 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | 0.0092 |
Central Magnitiude | -1.0729 |
| Gamma | 1.5751 |
Path Width (km) | |
| Delta T | 5h29m |
Error | ± 16m12s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | 30m00s |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | |
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| 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)
are in the TDT timescale.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:41 UTC.
