A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on Sunday 20 December, 1676 UT (10 Dec, 1676 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 04:11 UT. In this extremely marginal eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow. This caused a microscopic darkening of just 3% of the Moon's disc for 52 minutes and 54 seconds, which was essentially impossible to see.
The penumbral eclipse lasted for 52 minutes and 54 seconds.
Maximum eclipse was at 04:11:27 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)
shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the
full-sized version.)
Eclipse Season and Saros Series
This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:
This was the 2nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 139.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 139,
is linked to solar Saros series 146. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 04:11:27 on 20 Dec UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 04:11:44 on 20 Dec TDT |
| Saros Series | 139 |
Number in Series | 2 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | 0.0285 |
Central Magnitiude | -1.0768 |
| Gamma | -1.571 |
Path Width (km) | |
| Delta T | 0m17s |
Error | ± 0m39s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | 52m54s |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | |
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| 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)
are in the TDT timescale.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.
