A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 28 January, 1742 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 01:56 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes, with 65% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 49 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 01:56:56 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 -4.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series -4, is linked to solar Saros series 3. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 01:56:56 on 28 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 13:09:56 on 28 Jan TDT
Saros Series -4 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.6142 Central Magnitiude 0.6508
Gamma -0.6678 Path Width (km)
Delta T 11h13m Error ± 1h29m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h49m Partial Duration 2h40m
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.