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Accuracy

Due to the erratic rotation of the Earth, the time and location of the eclipse cannot be forecast perfectly. This eclipse's time is estimated to be accurate ± 1h56m (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 28 degrees, or around ± 2934 km (1823 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 2 January, 1954 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:24 UT. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 23 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 39% 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 29 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 26 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 29 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 23 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 11:24:57 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 3.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 3, is linked to solar Saros series 10. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:24:57 on 2 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:00:33 on 3 Jan TDT
Saros Series 3 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.3808 Central Magnitiude 1.387
Gamma -0.2583 Path Width (km)
Delta T 12h36m Error ± 1h56m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h26m Partial Duration 3h29m
Total Duration 1h23m
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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

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