A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 4 June, 1051 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 13:43 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 56 minutes, with 78% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 3 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 56 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 13:43:22 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 44th eclipse in lunar Saros series 23.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 23, is linked to solar Saros series 30. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 13:43:22 on 4 Jun UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:00:16 on 4 Jun TDT
Saros Series 23 Number in Series 44
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.7464 Central Magnitiude 0.7811
Gamma 0.5962 Path Width (km)
Delta T 7h17m Error ± 23m38s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h03m Partial Duration 2h56m
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.