A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 28 August, 1558 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 07:23 UT. At maximum eclipse, 96% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle effect may have been visible to careful observers. No part of the Moon was in complete shadow. The eclipse lasted 4 hours and 30 minutes overall.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 30 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 07:23:02 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 3.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 3, is linked to solar Saros series 10. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 07:23:02 on 28 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:28:02 on 28 Aug TDT
Saros Series 3 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.9563 Central Magnitiude -0.1032
Gamma 1.0527 Path Width (km)
Delta T 10h05m Error ± 1h08m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h30m 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.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:39 UTC.