This catalog has a page for every lunar eclipse from 2000 BC to 3000 AD, 12,064 in all, shown in groups of 20 years at a time. You can go to any eclipse by selecting the milennium, century and 20-year period from the navigation tabs above; then click on an eclipse's date in the list below to to go its page.

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Lunar Eclipses, 1940–1921 BC

Note that eclipse dates are specified relative to UT. You have not selected a timezone for eclipse timings, so all times are shown in UT (essentially GMT).
26 Mar, 1940 BC
max: 10:40 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.73; Saros 1)
A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 46 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 56 minutes in total.
   
19 Sep, 1940 BC
max: 16:08 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.71; Saros 6)
A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 37 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 33 minutes in total.
   
15 Mar, 1939 BC
max: 13:08 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.38; Saros 11)
The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 38% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 20 minutes.
   
9 Sep, 1939 BC
max: 04:20 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.34; Saros 16)
The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 34% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 8 minutes.
   
3 Feb, 1938 BC
max: 12:47 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.73; Saros -17)
This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 73% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours and 37 minutes.
   
4 Mar, 1938 BC
max: 22:27 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.14; Saros 21)
In this extremely marginal eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow. This caused a microscopic darkening of just 14% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 43 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
30 Jul, 1938 BC
max: 17:08 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.46; Saros -12)
This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes, just 46% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
   
24 Jan, 1937 BC
max: 04:49 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.05; Saros -7)
The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for 32 minutes and 6 seconds. With the Moon just 5% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, the Moon may have been quite bright, but even so, this should have been worth seeing. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 9 minutes in total.
   
18 Jul, 1937 BC
max: 17:27 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.74; Saros -2)
The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 8 minutes, with 74% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
   
12 Jan, 1936 BC
max: 19:56 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.42; Saros 3)
The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 26 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 42% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 30 minutes in total.
   
7 Jul, 1936 BC
max: 23:01 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.51; Saros 8)
The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 35 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 51% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 40 minutes in total.
   
2 Jan, 1935 BC
max: 05:42 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.01; Saros 13)
A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 1% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 26 minutes and 42 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
   
27 Jun, 1935 BC
max: 11:48 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.20; Saros 18)
At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 36 minutes, with just 20% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.
   
22 Nov, 1935 BC
max: 12:44 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.48; Saros -15)
This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 28 minutes, just 48% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
   
18 May, 1934 BC
max: 21:58 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.28; Saros -10)
The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 28% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 52 minutes.
   
11 Nov, 1934 BC
max: 13:12 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.67; Saros -5)
The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 57 minutes, with 67% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
   
7 May, 1933 BC
max: 12:21 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.62; Saros 0)
A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 38 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 40 minutes in total.
   
30 Oct, 1933 BC
max: 20:29 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.69; Saros 5)
A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 39 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 38 minutes in total.
   
26 Apr, 1932 BC
max: 20:04 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.61; Saros 10)
The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 53 minutes, with 61% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
   
20 Oct, 1932 BC
max: 10:04 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.49; Saros 15)
The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 49% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 23 minutes.
   
17 Mar, 1931 BC
max: 06:21 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.29; Saros -18)
This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 41 minutes, just 29% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
   
15 Apr, 1931 BC
max: 21:34 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.25; Saros 20)
This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 33 minutes, just 25% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
10 Sep, 1931 BC
max: 15:04 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.52; Saros -13)
This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 9 minutes, just 52% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
   
10 Oct, 1931 BC
max: 01:48 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.27; Saros 25)
This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes, just 27% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
6 Mar, 1930 BC
max: 10:25 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.68; Saros -8)
The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 55 minutes, with 68% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
   
31 Aug, 1930 BC
max: 01:36 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.72; Saros -3)
The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 59 minutes, with 72% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
   
23 Feb, 1929 BC
max: 21:35 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.63; Saros 2)
A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 36 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 34 minutes in total.
   
19 Aug, 1929 BC
max: 04:59 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.61; Saros 7)
A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 42 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 53 minutes in total.
   
12 Feb, 1928 BC
max: 13:24 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.36; Saros 12)
The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 36% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 3 minutes.
   
8 Aug, 1928 BC
max: 04:50 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.29; Saros 17)
The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 29% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 8 minutes.
   
3 Jan, 1927 BC
max: 18:16 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.76; Saros -16)
This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 76% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours and 49 minutes.
   
2 Feb, 1927 BC
max: 05:23 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.02; Saros 22)
In this extremely marginal eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow. This caused a microscopic darkening of just 2% of the Moon's disc for 38 minutes and 24 seconds, which was essentially impossible to see.
28 Jun, 1927 BC
max: 21:28 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.69; Saros -11)
This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 69% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours and 40 minutes.
   
28 Jul, 1927 BC
max: 08:37 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.09; Saros 27)
In this extremely marginal eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow. This caused a microscopic darkening of just 9% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 28 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
24 Dec, 1927 BC
max: 01:51 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.94; Saros -6)
The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes. With 94% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.
   
18 Jun, 1926 BC
max: 11:53 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.16; Saros -1)
A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 56 minutes and 42 seconds. The Moon was 16% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 17 minutes in total.
   
13 Dec, 1926 BC
max: 02:31 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.43; Saros 4)
The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 33 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 43% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 50 minutes in total.
   
7 Jun, 1925 BC
max: 05:05 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.26; Saros 9)
The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 10 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 26% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 20 minutes in total.
   
1 Dec, 1925 BC
max: 02:08 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.21; Saros 14)
The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 21% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 48 minutes.
   
28 Apr, 1924 BC
max: 10:55 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.11; Saros -19)
In this extremely marginal eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow. This caused a microscopic darkening of just 11% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 34 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
   
27 May, 1924 BC
max: 20:25 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.79; Saros 19)
This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 79% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours and 51 minutes.
21 Oct, 1924 BC
max: 18:32 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.49; Saros -14)
This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 5 minutes, just 49% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
   
20 Nov, 1924 BC
max: 07:41 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.12; Saros 24)
In this extremely marginal eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow. This caused a microscopic darkening of just 12% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 40 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
17 Apr, 1923 BC
max: 16:35 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.39; Saros -9)
The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 39% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 24 minutes.
   
11 Oct, 1923 BC
max: 09:15 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.78; Saros -4)
The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes, with 78% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
   
6 Apr, 1922 BC
max: 17:16 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.77; Saros 1)
A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 46 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 56 minutes in total.
   
1 Oct, 1922 BC
max: 00:48 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.73; Saros 6)
A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 38 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 33 minutes in total.
   
25 Mar, 1921 BC
max: 20:13 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.51; Saros 11)
The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 51% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 38 minutes.
   
19 Sep, 1921 BC
max: 12:31 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.37; Saros 16)
The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 37% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 14 minutes.