A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 3 February, 1398 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:21 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 55 minutes and 42 seconds. The Moon was 15% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 16 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 11 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 16 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 55 minutes and 42 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 11:21:14 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 eclipse belongs to lunar Saros series 11.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 11, is linked to solar Saros series 18. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:21:14 on 3 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 20:30:24 on 3 Feb TDT
Saros Series 11 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1185 Central Magnitiude 1.1515
Gamma 0.3939 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h09m Error ± 51m57s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h11m Partial Duration 3h16m
Total Duration 55m42s
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.