A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurs on Thursday 13 December, 2103 UT, with maximum eclipse at 16:48 UT. This subtle penumbral eclipse may be visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 63% of the Moon's disc will be partially shaded by the Earth (none of it will be in total shadow), which will cause a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole will last 3 hours and 36 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 3 hours and 36 minutes. Maximum eclipse is at 16:48:05 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon will be 5 days after perigee and 7 days before apogee. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.533° in apparent diameter, which is around 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 will be visible within the bright area on the map. Note that the map is approximate, and if you are near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon will be very close to the horizon and may not be 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 is the 57th eclipse in lunar Saros series 117.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 117, is linked to solar Saros series 124. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 16:48:05 on 13 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:51:37 on 13 Dec TDT
Saros Series 117 Number in Series 57
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.6287 Central Magnitiude -0.4042
Gamma 1.2239 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3m32s Error ± 1m38s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 3h36m Partial Duration
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 147300715 km (4.3%) Moon Distance 379949 km (46.8%)
Sun Diameter 0.541° Moon Diameter 0.524° - 0.533°
Perigee 09:46 on 8 Dec UT Apogee 04:21 on 21 Dec 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.