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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 ± 22m05s (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 5 degrees, or around ± 611 km (380 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 16 September, 1028 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 22:40 UT. The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for just 17 minutes and 30 seconds. With the Moon just 1% 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 22 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 15 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 17 minutes and 30 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 22:40:09 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 20th eclipse in lunar Saros series 40.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 40, is linked to solar Saros series 47. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 22:40:09 on 16 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 05:49:58 on 17 Sep TDT
Saros Series 40 Number in Series 20
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0181 Central Magnitiude 1.013
Gamma 0.4591 Path Width (km)
Delta T 7h10m Error ± 22m05s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h22m Partial Duration 3h15m
Total Duration 17m30s
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.