A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 8 August, 1445 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 12:51 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 51 minutes and 12 seconds. The Moon was 12% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 19 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 19 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 19 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 51 minutes and 12 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 12:51:21 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 15.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 15, is linked to solar Saros series 22. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 12:51:21 on 8 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 22:16:31 on 8 Aug TDT
Saros Series 15 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1024 Central Magnitiude 1.1208
Gamma 0.4067 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h25m Error ± 56m28s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h19m Partial Duration 3h19m
Total Duration 51m12s
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.