A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurs on Sunday 2 February, 2121 UT, with maximum eclipse at 14:28 UT. In a rare total penumbral eclipse, the entire Moon will be partially shaded by the Earth (though none of it will be in complete shadow), and the shading across the Moon should be quite visible at maximum eclipse. The penumbral phase will last for 4 hours and 48 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse will be extremely difficult or impossible to see.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 4 hours and 48 minutes. Maximum eclipse is at 14:28:27 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon will be just 2 days before apogee, making it very small. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.499° in apparent diameter, which is 6.0% 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 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 17th eclipse in lunar Saros series 145.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 145, is linked to solar Saros series 152. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:28:27 on 2 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:32:40 on 2 Feb TDT
Saros Series 145 Number in Series 17
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.0308 Central Magnitiude -0.0701
Gamma -1.0235 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4m13s Error ± 2m07s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h48m Partial Duration
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 147400117 km (6.3%) Moon Distance 405212 km (97.0%)
Sun Diameter 0.541° Moon Diameter 0.491° - 0.499°
Perigee 04:17 on 20 Jan UT Apogee 09:09 on 4 Feb 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 22:11:47 UTC.