A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on Wednesday 1 August, 1860 UT (20 Jul, 1860 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 17:24 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 45% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 32 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 22 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 32 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 17:24:55 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon was just 4 days before apogee, making it fairly small. At maximum eclipse it was 0.506° in apparent diameter, which is 4.8% smaller than average. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

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 11th eclipse in lunar Saros series 136.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 136, is linked to solar Saros series 143. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:24:55 on 1 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:25:03 on 1 Aug TDT
Saros Series 136 Number in Series 11
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5003 Central Magnitiude 0.445
Gamma 0.7551 Path Width (km)
Delta T 0m08s Error ± 0m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h22m Partial Duration 2h32m
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 151775908 km (96.8%) Moon Distance 399954 km (86.6%)
Sun Diameter 0.525° Moon Diameter 0.498° - 0.506°
Perigee 19:07 on 20 Jul UT Apogee 13:28 on 5 Aug UT

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.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.