A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 28 September, 1531 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 02:52 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 1 hour exactly. 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 32 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 50 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 32 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour exactly. Maximum eclipse was at 02:52:40 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 23rd eclipse in lunar Saros series 22.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 22, is linked to solar Saros series 29. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 02:52:40 on 28 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 12:47:59 on 28 Sep TDT
Saros Series 22 Number in Series 23
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.214 Central Magnitiude 1.1547
Gamma 0.3672 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h55m Error ± 1h05m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h50m Partial Duration 3h32m
Total Duration 1h00m
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.