A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 13 June, 1079 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 21:53 UT. A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 44 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 50 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 59 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 50 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 44 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 21:53:20 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 34th eclipse in lunar Saros series 32.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 32, is linked to solar Saros series 39. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 21:53:20 on 13 Jun UT TDT Date/time (max) 05:18:48 on 14 Jun TDT
Saros Series 32 Number in Series 34
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.7708 Central Magnitiude 1.7334
Gamma 0.0578 Path Width (km)
Delta T 7h25m Error ± 25m34s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h59m Partial Duration 3h50m
Total Duration 1h44m
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.