A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 6 October, 1057 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 08:56 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 36 minutes and 48 seconds. The Moon was 6% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. 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 36 minutes and 48 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 08:56:27 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 19th eclipse in lunar Saros series 39.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 39, is linked to solar Saros series 46. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:56:27 on 6 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:15:04 on 6 Oct TDT
Saros Series 39 Number in Series 19
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0484 Central Magnitiude 1.0617
Gamma -0.4375 Path Width (km)
Delta T 7h19m Error ± 24m02s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h14m Partial Duration 3h13m
Total Duration 36m48s
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.