A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 24 December, 1406 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 06:59 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 59 minutes and 30 seconds. The Moon was 16% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 25 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 34 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 25 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 59 minutes and 30 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 06:59:49 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 12.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 12, is linked to solar Saros series 19. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 06:59:49 on 24 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:11:25 on 24 Dec TDT
Saros Series 12 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1874 Central Magnitiude 1.1615
Gamma -0.3726 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h12m Error ± 52m42s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h34m Partial Duration 3h25m
Total Duration 59m30s
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.