A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 31 December, 0027 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 22:33 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 43 minutes, with 68% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 52 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 43 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 22:33:28 UT.
This map shows the visibility of the eclipse at maximum eclipse, when it was visible within the bright area on the map. Note that the map is approximate, and if you were near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon was very close to the horizon and may not have been practically visible.
You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to see areas of interest. The green marker in the centre shows where the Moon will be directly overhead at maximum eclipse.
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.)
This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:
This was the 55th eclipse in lunar Saros series 54.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 54, is linked to solar Saros series 61. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
UT Date/time (max) | 22:33:28 on 31 Dec UT | TDT Date/time (max) | 01:24:22 on 1 Jan TDT |
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Saros Series | 54 | Number in Series | 55 |
Penumbral Magnitiude | 1.6572 | Central Magnitiude | 0.6833 |
Gamma | -0.6472 | Path Width (km) | |
Delta T | 2h51m | Error | ± 8m24s (95%) |
Penumbral Duration | 4h52m | Partial Duration | 2h43m |
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.
For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site
different to NASA's date.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:42 UTC.