A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 12 April, 1122 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 00:04 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 34 minutes and 18 seconds. The Moon was 5% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 10 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 4 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 10 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 34 minutes and 18 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 00:04:32 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 31st eclipse in lunar Saros series 33.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 33, is linked to solar Saros series 40. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 00:04:32 on 12 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 07:43:23 on 12 Apr TDT
Saros Series 33 Number in Series 31
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0001 Central Magnitiude 1.0543
Gamma -0.4526 Path Width (km)
Delta T 7h39m Error ± 28m41s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h04m Partial Duration 3h10m
Total Duration 34m18s
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.