A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 1 May, 1672 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 12:06 UT. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 27 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 40% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 37 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 41 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 37 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 27 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 12:06:41 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 14.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 14, is linked to solar Saros series 21. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 12:06:41 on 1 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 22:53:22 on 1 May TDT
Saros Series 14 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.404 Central Magnitiude 1.3977
Gamma 0.2491 Path Width (km)
Delta T 10h47m Error ± 1h21m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h41m Partial Duration 3h37m
Total Duration 1h27m
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.