A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 13 April, 1559 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 01:34 UT. In a rare total penumbral eclipse, the entire Moon was partially shaded by the Earth (though none of it was in complete shadow), and the shading across the Moon should have been quite visible at maximum eclipse. The penumbral phase lasted for 4 hours and 48 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see.
The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 48 minutes.
Maximum eclipse was at 01:34:00 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)
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 21st 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) | 01:34:00 on 13 Apr UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 11:39:29 on 13 Apr TDT |
| Saros Series | 26 |
Number in Series | 21 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | 1.0509 |
Central Magnitiude | -0.0165 |
| Gamma | 1.0033 |
Path Width (km) | |
| Delta T | 10h05m |
Error | ± 1h08m (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | 4h48m |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | |
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| 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)
are in the TDT timescale.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:39 UTC.
