A partial eclipse of the Moon occurs on Tuesday 6 December, 2625 UT, with maximum eclipse at 03:06 UT. The Moon will be almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, lasting 3 hours and 13 minutes. With 95% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this will be quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 5 hours and 26 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 3 hours and 13 minutes. Maximum eclipse is at 03:06:40 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 45th 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) 03:06:40 on 6 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 03:40:53 on 6 Dec TDT
Saros Series 145 Number in Series 45
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.9745 Central Magnitiude 0.9509
Gamma 0.488 Path Width (km)
Delta T 34m13s Error ± 28m36s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h26m Partial Duration 3h13m
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 22:11:48 UTC.