A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 23 April, 1541 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 08:05 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes, with just 14% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 2 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 08:05:19 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 22nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 26.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 26, is linked to solar Saros series 33. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:05:19 on 23 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:04:21 on 23 Apr TDT
Saros Series 26 Number in Series 22
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.2023 Central Magnitiude 0.138
Gamma 0.92 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h59m Error ± 1h06m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h02m Partial Duration 1h30m
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.