A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 8 March, 1306 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 09:46 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 27% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 54 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 45 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 54 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 09:46:23 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 27th eclipse in lunar Saros series 31.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 31, is linked to solar Saros series 38. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 09:46:23 on 8 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:24:32 on 8 Mar TDT
Saros Series 31 Number in Series 27
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.2737 Central Magnitiude 0.2651
Gamma -0.8657 Path Width (km)
Delta T 8h38m Error ± 43m34s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h45m Partial Duration 1h54m
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 22:11:39 UTC.