A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 15 October, 1728 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 06:31 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 41% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 11 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 34 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 11 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 06:31:22 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 -1.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series -1, is linked to solar Saros series 6. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 06:31:22 on 15 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:38:49 on 15 Oct TDT
Saros Series -1 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.3758 Central Magnitiude 0.4062
Gamma 0.7994 Path Width (km)
Delta T 11h07m Error ± 1h27m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h34m Partial Duration 2h11m
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.