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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 ± 1h06m (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 16 degrees, or around ± 1836 km (1141 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 17 October, 1541 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 19:39 UT. The Moon approached within 2% of the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse; 97% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, with the overall eclipse lasting 4 hours and 8 minutes. While less dramatic than a partial eclipse (as no part of the Moon was in complete shadow), a shading across the Moon should have been readily visible to observers.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 8 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 19:39:32 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 14th eclipse in lunar Saros series 31.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 31, is linked to solar Saros series 38. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 19:39:32 on 17 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 05:38:24 on 18 Oct TDT
Saros Series 31 Number in Series 14
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.9747 Central Magnitiude -0.0176
Gamma -1.0242 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h59m Error ± 1h06m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h08m Partial Duration
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.