A partial eclipse of the Moon occurs on Saturday 8 December, 2728 UT, with maximum eclipse at 17:29 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should be visible. The eclipse will last for 1 hour and 36 minutes, with just 16% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 5 hours and 7 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 1 hour and 36 minutes. Maximum eclipse is at 17:29:58 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 14th eclipse in lunar Saros series 166.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 166, is linked to solar Saros series 173. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:29:58 on 8 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:13:34 on 8 Dec TDT
Saros Series 166 Number in Series 14
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.2503 Central Magnitiude 0.1606
Gamma 0.9008 Path Width (km)
Delta T 43m36s Error ± 36m37s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h07m Partial Duration 1h36m
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.