A partial eclipse of the Moon occurs on Monday 30 December, 2335 UT, with maximum eclipse at 18:31 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon will be clearly visible in this eclipse, with 53% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse will last for 2 hours and 28 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 4 hours and 44 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 2 hours and 28 minutes. Maximum eclipse is at 18:31:34 UT.

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 52nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 130.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 130, is linked to solar Saros series 137. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 18:31:34 on 30 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:45:24 on 30 Dec TDT
Saros Series 130 Number in Series 52
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5101 Central Magnitiude 0.5345
Gamma -0.7278 Path Width (km)
Delta T 13m50s Error ± 10m34s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h44m Partial Duration 2h28m
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 22:11:47 UTC.