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Accuracy

Due to the erratic rotation of the Earth, the time and location of the eclipse cannot be forecast perfectly. This eclipse's time is estimated to be accurate ± 53m17s (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 13 degrees, or around ± 1409 km (876 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A partial eclipse of the Moon occurs on Friday 8 May, 2916 UT, with maximum eclipse at 23:48 UT. The Moon will be strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse lasting 2 hours and 52 minutes, with 73% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 5 hours and 4 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 2 hours and 52 minutes. Maximum eclipse is at 23:48:06 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 29th eclipse in lunar Saros series 165.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 165, is linked to solar Saros series 172. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 23:48:06 on 8 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:51:40 on 9 May TDT
Saros Series 165 Number in Series 29
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.7148 Central Magnitiude 0.7335
Gamma -0.6179 Path Width (km)
Delta T 1h04m Error ± 53m17s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h04m Partial Duration 2h52m
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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:48 UTC.