A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 30 August, 0888 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 04:08 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 58 minutes and 6 seconds. The Moon was 17% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 16 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 10 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 16 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 58 minutes and 6 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 04:08:12 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 44th eclipse in lunar Saros series 33.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 33, is linked to solar Saros series 40. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 04:08:12 on 30 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 10:36:45 on 30 Aug TDT
Saros Series 33 Number in Series 44
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1288 Central Magnitiude 1.1672
Gamma 0.3868 Path Width (km)
Delta T 6h29m Error ± 19m09s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h10m Partial Duration 3h16m
Total Duration 58m06s
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.