A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 24 December, 0866 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 03:31 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 44 minutes and 30 seconds. The Moon was 8% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 24 minutes in total.
The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 38 minutes.
The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 24 minutes.
The total eclipse lasted for 44 minutes and 30 seconds.
Maximum eclipse was at 03:31:13 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 2 eclipses:
This was the 29th eclipse in lunar Saros series 40.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 40,
is linked to solar Saros series 47. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 03:31:13 on 24 Dec UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 09:53:23 on 24 Dec TDT |
| Saros Series | 40 |
Number in Series | 29 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | 2.1252 |
Central Magnitiude | 1.0842 |
| Gamma | 0.4106 |
Path Width (km) | |
| Delta T | 6h22m |
Error | ± 18m50s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | 5h38m |
Partial Duration | 3h24m |
| Total Duration | 44m30s |
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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 22:11:40 UTC.
