A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 29 July, 0923 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 03:01 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 39 minutes and 12 seconds. The Moon was 7% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 17 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 20 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 17 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 39 minutes and 12 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 03:01:53 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 31st eclipse in lunar Saros series 43.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 43, is linked to solar Saros series 50. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 03:01:53 on 29 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:40:35 on 29 Jul TDT
Saros Series 43 Number in Series 31
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0534 Central Magnitiude 1.0673
Gamma -0.4346 Path Width (km)
Delta T 6h39m Error ± 19m38s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h20m Partial Duration 3h17m
Total Duration 39m12s
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.