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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 ± 20m35s (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 5 degrees, or around ± 534 km (332 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 26 July, 0988 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 20:03 UT. The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for 20 minutes and 6 seconds. With the Moon just 2% 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 13 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 14 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 13 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 20 minutes and 6 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 20:03:42 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 17th eclipse in lunar Saros series 42.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 42, is linked to solar Saros series 49. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:03:42 on 26 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 03:01:33 on 27 Jul TDT
Saros Series 42 Number in Series 17
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.9928 Central Magnitiude 1.0175
Gamma 0.4647 Path Width (km)
Delta T 6h58m Error ± 20m35s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h14m Partial Duration 3h13m
Total Duration 20m06s
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.