A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 2 April, 1493 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 01:25 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 49 minutes and 30 seconds. The Moon was 10% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 34 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 58 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 34 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 49 minutes and 30 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 01:25:11 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 57th eclipse in lunar Saros series 104.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 104, is linked to solar Saros series 111. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 01:25:11 on 2 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:28:34 on 2 Apr TDT
Saros Series 104 Number in Series 57
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1656 Central Magnitiude 1.0963
Gamma -0.3964 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3m23s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h58m Partial Duration 3h34m
Total Duration 49m30s
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 22:11:45 UTC.