A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 5 January, 0736 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 05:48 UT. The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 10 minutes. With 94% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 19 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 10 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 05:48:36 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 53rd eclipse in lunar Saros series 32.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 32, is linked to solar Saros series 39. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 05:48:36 on 5 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 11:34:52 on 5 Jan TDT
Saros Series 32 Number in Series 53
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.9517 Central Magnitiude 0.9442
Gamma -0.4959 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h46m Error ± 17m03s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h19m Partial Duration 3h10m
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.