A partial eclipse of the Moon occurs on Tuesday 20 March, 2649 UT, with maximum eclipse at 20:05 UT. A tiny bite out of the Moon may be visible at maximum, though just 4% of the Moon will be shadowed in a partial eclipse lasting for 44 minutes and 42 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should be visible at maximum eclipse.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 4 hours and 9 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 44 minutes and 42 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 20:05:25 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 21st eclipse in lunar Saros series 162.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 162, is linked to solar Saros series 169. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:05:25 on 20 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 20:41:39 on 20 Mar TDT
Saros Series 162 Number in Series 21
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.0174 Central Magnitiude 0.0415
Gamma 0.9964 Path Width (km)
Delta T 36m14s Error ± 30m24s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h09m Partial Duration 44m42s
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.