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Accuracy

Due to the erratic rotation of the Earth, the time and location of the eclipse cannot be forecast perfectly. This eclipse's time is estimated to be accurate ± 56m16s (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 14 degrees, or around ± 1440 km (895 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 21 January, 1443 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 19:20 UT. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 3% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 38 minutes and 6 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 11 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 38 minutes and 6 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 19:20:40 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 21st 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) 19:20:40 on 21 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:45:20 on 22 Jan TDT
Saros Series 30 Number in Series 21
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.0141 Central Magnitiude 0.0296
Gamma 1.0006 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h25m Error ± 56m16s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h11m Partial Duration 38m06s
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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:39 UTC.