A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 4 April, 1048 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 00:12 UT. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 6% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 1 hour exactly. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 43 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour exactly. Maximum eclipse was at 00:12:43 UT.
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.)
This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:
This eclipse belongs to lunar Saros series 15.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 15, is linked to solar Saros series 22. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
UT Date/time (max) | 00:12:43 on 4 Apr UT | TDT Date/time (max) | 07:28:45 on 4 Apr TDT |
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Saros Series | 15 | Number in Series | |
Penumbral Magnitiude | 1.1045 | Central Magnitiude | 0.0642 |
Gamma | 0.9667 | Path Width (km) | |
Delta T | 7h16m | Error | ± 23m25s (95%) |
Penumbral Duration | 4h43m | Partial Duration | 1h00m |
Total Duration | |||
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.