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Accuracy

Due to the erratic rotation of the Earth, the time and location of the eclipse cannot be forecast perfectly. This eclipse's time is estimated to be accurate ± 19m58s (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 4.99 degrees, or around ± 551 km (342 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 15 April, 0946 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 21:15 UT. The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for 32 minutes and 17 seconds. With the Moon just 5% 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 15 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 16 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 15 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 32 minutes and 17 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 21:15:55 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 55th eclipse in lunar Saros series 26.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 26, is linked to solar Saros series 33. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 21:15:55 on 15 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:01:26 on 16 Apr TDT
Saros Series 26 Number in Series 55
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0189 Central Magnitiude 1.0457
Gamma -0.4499 Path Width (km)
Delta T 6h46m Error ± 19m58s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h16m Partial Duration 3h15m
Total Duration 32m17s
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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:40 UTC.