A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 22 July, 0727 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 06:38 UT. In a rare total penumbral eclipse, the entire Moon was partially shaded by the Earth (though none of it was in complete shadow), and the shading across the Moon should have been quite visible at maximum eclipse. The penumbral phase lasted for 4 hours and 38 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 38 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 06:38:32 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 8th eclipse in lunar Saros series 56.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 56, is linked to solar Saros series 63. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 06:38:32 on 22 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 12:22:13 on 22 Jul TDT
Saros Series 56 Number in Series 8
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.0296 Central Magnitiude -0.0202
Gamma 1.0101 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h44m Error ± 16m56s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h38m 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.