A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 13 December, 0243 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 21:43 UT. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 70% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 8 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 8 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 21:43:18 UT.

Interactive Map

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.

The interactive map is currently not available.

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 was the 13th eclipse in lunar Saros series 87.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 87, is linked to solar Saros series 94. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 21:43:18 on 13 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 23:59:41 on 13 Dec TDT
Saros Series 87 Number in Series 13
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.7049 Central Magnitiude -0.4016
Gamma -1.2027 Path Width (km)
Delta T 2h16m Error ± 6m29s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h08m Partial Duration
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 22:11:43 UTC.