A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 23 June, 1647 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 22:27 UT. A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 46 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 55 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 6 hours and 13 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 55 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 46 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 22:27:33 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 3 eclipses:

This eclipse belongs to lunar Saros series 13.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 13, is linked to solar Saros series 20. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 22:27:33 on 23 Jun UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:04:57 on 24 Jun TDT
Saros Series 13 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.8616 Central Magnitiude 1.7946
Gamma 0.0164 Path Width (km)
Delta T 10h37m Error ± 1h18m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 6h13m Partial Duration 3h55m
Total Duration 1h46m
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.