A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 10 April, 1727 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 10:39 UT. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 21 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 29% 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 45 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 6 hours and 5 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 45 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 21 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 10:39:51 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 4.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 4, is linked to solar Saros series 11. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:39:51 on 10 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:47:07 on 10 Apr TDT
Saros Series 4 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.3573 Central Magnitiude 1.2929
Gamma -0.2905 Path Width (km)
Delta T 11h07m Error ± 1h27m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 6h05m Partial Duration 3h45m
Total Duration 1h21m
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.