A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 4 February, 1881 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 05:34 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 27 minutes, with just 14% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 51 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 27 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 05:34:48 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 13.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 13, is linked to solar Saros series 20. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 05:34:48 on 4 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:41:24 on 4 Feb TDT
Saros Series 13 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.1892 Central Magnitiude 0.1365
Gamma -0.9239 Path Width (km)
Delta T 12h07m Error ± 1h46m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h51m Partial Duration 1h27m
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.