A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 17 January, 1722 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 08:32 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 45% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 31 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 19 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 31 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 08:32:10 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 16.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 16, is linked to solar Saros series 23. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:32:10 on 17 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 19:37:38 on 17 Jan TDT
Saros Series 16 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5169 Central Magnitiude 0.4526
Gamma 0.7485 Path Width (km)
Delta T 11h05m Error ± 1h26m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h19m Partial Duration 2h31m
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.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:38 UTC.