A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on Saturday 8 October, 1661 UT (28 Sep, 1661 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 02:38 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 58% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 32 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 44 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 32 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 02:38:30 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 14th eclipse in lunar Saros series 131.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 131, is linked to solar Saros series 138. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 02:38:30 on 8 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 02:39:03 on 8 Oct TDT
Saros Series 131 Number in Series 14
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.537 Central Magnitiude 0.5771
Gamma -0.7089 Path Width (km)
Delta T 0m33s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h44m Partial Duration 2h32m
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 22:11:46 UTC.