A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on Wednesday 26 March, 1698 UT (16 Mar, 1698 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 14:06 UT. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 42 minutes, just 29% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 42 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 14:06:30 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 71st eclipse in lunar Saros series 98.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 98, is linked to solar Saros series 105. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:06:30 on 26 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:06:38 on 26 Mar TDT
Saros Series 98 Number in Series 71
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.2924 Central Magnitiude -0.7806
Gamma -1.4182 Path Width (km)
Delta T 0m08s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 2h42m 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 22:11:46 UTC.