A partial eclipse of the Moon occurs on Tuesday 2 December, 2104 UT, with maximum eclipse at 04:54 UT. The Moon will be almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, lasting 3 hours and 7 minutes. With 97% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this will be quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 5 hours and 8 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 3 hours and 7 minutes. Maximum eclipse is at 04:54:37 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon will be just a day past perigee, making it very large. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.560° in apparent diameter, which is 5.5% larger 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 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 47th eclipse in lunar Saros series 127.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 127, is linked to solar Saros series 134. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 04:54:37 on 2 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:58:11 on 2 Dec TDT
Saros Series 127 Number in Series 47
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.9476 Central Magnitiude 0.9661
Gamma 0.491 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3m34s Error ± 1m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h08m Partial Duration 3h07m
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 147530121 km (9.0%) Moon Distance 361598 km (10.3%)
Sun Diameter 0.541° Moon Diameter 0.550° - 0.560°
Perigee 19:44 on 30 Nov UT Apogee 20:22 on 12 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.