A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 18 July, 0857 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 08:53 UT. At maximum eclipse, 89% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle effect may have been visible to careful observers. No part of the Moon was in complete shadow. The eclipse lasted 4 hours and 20 minutes overall.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 20 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 08:53:05 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 6th eclipse in lunar Saros series 54.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 54, is linked to solar Saros series 61. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:53:05 on 18 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:12:49 on 18 Jul TDT
Saros Series 54 Number in Series 6
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.8928 Central Magnitiude -0.1478
Gamma 1.0821 Path Width (km)
Delta T 6h20m Error ± 18m42s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h20m 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 22:11:40 UTC.