A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 3 May, 1588 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 14:32 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 35 minutes, with just 18% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 35 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 35 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 14:32:47 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 25.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 25, is linked to solar Saros series 32. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:32:47 on 3 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:48:42 on 4 May TDT
Saros Series 25 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.1743 Central Magnitiude 0.1806
Gamma -0.9158 Path Width (km)
Delta T 10h16m Error ± 1h11m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h35m Partial Duration 1h35m
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.