A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 21 December, 1555 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 06:16 UT. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 6% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 58 minutes and 24 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 57 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 58 minutes and 24 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 06:16:16 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 0.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 0, is linked to solar Saros series 7. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 06:16:16 on 21 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:20:04 on 21 Dec TDT
Saros Series 0 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.1476 Central Magnitiude 0.058
Gamma -0.9567 Path Width (km)
Delta T 10h04m Error ± 1h08m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h57m Partial Duration 58m24s
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.