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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 ± 54m43s (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 13 degrees, or around ± 1411 km (877 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurs on Sunday 16 December, 2931 UT, with maximum eclipse at 04:10 UT. In this extremely marginal eclipse, the Moon barely clips the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow. This will cause a microscopic darkening of just 6% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 15 minutes, which will be essentially impossible to see.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Maximum eclipse is at 04:10:41 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 3 eclipses:

This is the 75th eclipse in lunar Saros series 140.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 140, is linked to solar Saros series 147. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 04:10:41 on 16 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 05:16:05 on 16 Dec TDT
Saros Series 140 Number in Series 75
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.0619 Central Magnitiude -1.0044
Gamma -1.542 Path Width (km)
Delta T 1h05m Error ± 54m43s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 1h15m Partial Duration
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.