A total eclipse of the Moon occurs on Sunday 20 April, 2600 UT, with maximum eclipse at 14:53 UT. A shallow total eclipse will see the Moon in relative darkness for 53 minutes and 12 seconds. The Moon will be 11% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should be significantly darkened. The partial eclipse will last for 3 hours and 37 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 6 hours and 6 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 3 hours and 37 minutes. The total eclipse lasts for 53 minutes and 12 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 14:53:38 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.

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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 56th eclipse in lunar Saros series 141.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 141, is linked to solar Saros series 148. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:53:38 on 20 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:25:41 on 20 Apr TDT
Saros Series 141 Number in Series 56
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1957 Central Magnitiude 1.1101
Gamma 0.3845 Path Width (km)
Delta T 32m03s Error ± 26m47s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 6h06m Partial Duration 3h37m
Total Duration 53m12s
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 22:11:48 UTC.