A total eclipse of the Moon occurs on Sunday 14 December, 2988 UT, with maximum eclipse at 11:06 UT. The Moon will barely edge into total eclipse for just 11 minutes and 36 seconds. With the Moon just barely inside the Earth's umbral shadow, the Moon may be quite bright, but even so, this should be worth seeing. The partial eclipse will last for 3 hours and 16 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasts for 5 hours and 28 minutes. The partial eclipse lasts for 3 hours and 16 minutes. The total eclipse lasts for 11 minutes and 36 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 11:06:52 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 19th eclipse in lunar Saros series 170.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 170, is linked to solar Saros series 177. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:06:52 on 14 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 12:19:11 on 14 Dec TDT
Saros Series 170 Number in Series 19
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0282 Central Magnitiude 1.0056
Gamma 0.4584 Path Width (km)
Delta T 1h12m Error ± 1h00m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h28m Partial Duration 3h16m
Total Duration 11m36s
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.