A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 7 April, 1317 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 03:16 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes, with 64% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 48 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 03:16:42 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 28th eclipse in lunar Saros series 30.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 30, is linked to solar Saros series 37. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 03:16:42 on 7 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 11:58:29 on 7 Apr TDT
Saros Series 30 Number in Series 28
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5936 Central Magnitiude 0.643
Gamma 0.6755 Path Width (km)
Delta T 8h42m Error ± 44m32s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h48m Partial Duration 2h40m
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.