A total eclipse of the Moon occurs on Saturday 7 January, 2615 UT, with maximum eclipse at 02:53 UT. The Moon will barely edge into total eclipse for 36 minutes exactly. With the Moon just 5% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, the Moon may be quite bright, but even so, this should be worth seeing. The partial eclipse will last for 3 hours and 33 minutes in total.
The penumbral eclipse lasts for 6 hours and 5 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 3 hours and 33 minutes. The total eclipse lasts for 36 minutes exactly. Maximum eclipse is at 02:53:49 UT.
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.
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.)
This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:
This is the 49th eclipse in lunar Saros series 144.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 144, is linked to solar Saros series 151. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
UT Date/time (max) | 02:53:49 on 7 Jan UT | TDT Date/time (max) | 03:27:06 on 7 Jan TDT |
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Saros Series | 144 | Number in Series | 49 |
Penumbral Magnitiude | 2.1512 | Central Magnitiude | 1.049 |
Gamma | -0.4133 | Path Width (km) | |
Delta T | 33m17s | Error | ± 27m52s (95%) |
Penumbral Duration | 6h05m | Partial Duration | 3h33m |
Total Duration | 36m00s | ||
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.