A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 17 March, 0870 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 12:50 UT. The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for 29 minutes and 24 seconds. With the Moon just 3% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, the Moon may have been quite bright, but even so, this should have been worth seeing. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 33 minutes in total.
The penumbral eclipse lasted for 6 hours and 2 minutes.
The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 33 minutes.
The total eclipse lasted for 29 minutes and 24 seconds.
Maximum eclipse was at 12:50:17 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 58th eclipse in lunar Saros series 28.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 28,
is linked to solar Saros series 35. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 12:50:17 on 17 Mar UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 19:13:49 on 17 Mar TDT |
| Saros Series | 28 |
Number in Series | 58 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | 2.1121 |
Central Magnitiude | 1.0319 |
| Gamma | -0.4285 |
Path Width (km) | |
| Delta T | 6h24m |
Error | ± 18m53s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | 6h02m |
Partial Duration | 3h33m |
| Total Duration | 29m24s |
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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.
