A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 20 February, 1570 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 18:14 UT. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 18 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 31% 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 31 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 29 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 18 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 18:14:15 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 33rd eclipse in lunar Saros series 116.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 116, is linked to solar Saros series 123. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
UT Date/time (max) | 18:14:15 on 20 Feb UT | TDT Date/time (max) | 18:16:30 on 20 Feb TDT |
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Saros Series | 116 | Number in Series | 33 |
Penumbral Magnitiude | 2.3142 | Central Magnitiude | 1.3078 |
Gamma | 0.2981 | Path Width (km) | |
Delta T | 2m15s | Error | ± 0m39s (95%) |
Penumbral Duration | 5h31m | Partial Duration | 3h29m |
Total Duration | 1h18m | ||
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.