A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 6 September, 1567 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 10:52 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 44 minutes and 6 seconds. The Moon was 8% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 27 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 44 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 27 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 44 minutes and 6 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 10:52:13 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 21st eclipse in lunar Saros series 22.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 22, is linked to solar Saros series 29. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:52:13 on 6 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:00:26 on 6 Sep TDT
Saros Series 22 Number in Series 21
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1272 Central Magnitiude 1.0802
Gamma 0.4112 Path Width (km)
Delta T 10h08m Error ± 1h09m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h44m Partial Duration 3h27m
Total Duration 44m06s
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.