A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 9 April, 0731 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 09:59 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 49% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 26 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 46 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 26 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 09:59:01 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 28th eclipse in lunar Saros series 49.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 49, is linked to solar Saros series 56. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 09:59:01 on 9 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:43:51 on 9 Apr TDT
Saros Series 49 Number in Series 28
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.4576 Central Magnitiude 0.4884
Gamma -0.7547 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h45m Error ± 16m59s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h46m Partial Duration 2h26m
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.