A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 5 April, 1447 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 12:34 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 38 minutes, with just 19% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 37 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 38 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 12:34:00 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 26th eclipse in lunar Saros series 28.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 28, is linked to solar Saros series 35. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 12:34:00 on 5 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:59:59 on 5 Apr TDT
Saros Series 28 Number in Series 26
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.1892 Central Magnitiude 0.1899
Gamma 0.9092 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h26m Error ± 56m40s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h37m Partial Duration 1h38m
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.