The following chart shows the position where the Moon
is directly overhead at the maximum times of the
total (in blue) and
partial (in red) lunar eclipses (penumbral eclipses are
omitted). Each eclipse will be visible approximately
from the half of the Earth centred on that point. Use the
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a marker to see the area of visibility and summary
information on that eclipse.
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3 May, 1501 AD
max: 05:10 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.48; Saros 113)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 32 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 48% 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 37 minutes in total.
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26 Oct, 1501 AD
max: 08:51 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.49; Saros 118)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 31 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 49% 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 34 minutes in total.
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22 Apr, 1502 AD
max: 12:19 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 1.04; Saros 123)
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In a rare total penumbral eclipse, the entire Moon was partially shaded by the Earth (though none of it was in complete shadow), and the shading across the Moon should have been quite visible at maximum eclipse. The penumbral phase lasted for 4 hours and 41 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see.
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15 Oct, 1502 AD
max: 23:07 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.27; Saros 128)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 27% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 49 minutes.
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12 Mar, 1503 AD
max: 20:48 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.76; Saros 95)
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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 4 hours and 12 minutes.
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6 Sep, 1503 AD
max: 05:45 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.90; Saros 100)
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At maximum eclipse, 90% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle effect may have been visible to careful observers. No part of the Moon was in complete shadow. The eclipse lasted 4 hours and 1 minute overall.
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1 Mar, 1504 AD
max: 00:41 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.10; Saros 105)
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A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 47 minutes and 36 seconds. The Moon was 10% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 26 minutes in total.
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25 Aug, 1504 AD
max: 16:27 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.20; Saros 110)
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A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 1 hour and 7 minutes. The Moon was 20% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 32 minutes in total.
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18 Feb, 1505 AD
max: 11:41 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.27; Saros 115)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 12 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 27% 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 24 minutes in total.
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14 Aug, 1505 AD
max: 20:02 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.08; Saros 120)
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A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 44 minutes and 42 seconds. The Moon was 8% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 34 minutes in total.
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8 Feb, 1506 AD
max: 03:10 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.05; Saros 125)
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A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 5% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 49 minutes and 48 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
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3 Aug, 1506 AD
max: 20:21 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.79; Saros 130)
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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 4 hours and 15 minutes.
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30 Dec, 1506 AD
max: 06:19 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.94; Saros 97)
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At maximum eclipse, 94% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle effect may have been visible to careful observers. No part of the Moon was in complete shadow. The eclipse lasted 4 hours and 12 minutes overall.
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24 Jun, 1507 AD
max: 14:30 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.34; Saros 102)
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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 7 minutes.
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19 Dec, 1507 AD
max: 13:09 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.11; Saros 107)
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A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 51 minutes and 36 seconds. The Moon was 11% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 32 minutes in total.
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13 Jun, 1508 AD
max: 05:10 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.79; Saros 112)
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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 33 minutes in total.
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7 Dec, 1508 AD
max: 13:23 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.26; Saros 117)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 17 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 44 minutes in total.
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2 Jun, 1509 AD
max: 22:26 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.63; Saros 122)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes, with 63% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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26 Nov, 1509 AD
max: 13:14 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.05; Saros 127)
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A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 5% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 54 minutes and 30 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
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24 Apr, 1510 AD
max: 03:24 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.71; Saros 94)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 71% 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.
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23 May, 1510 AD
max: 13:35 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.15; Saros 132)
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In this extremely marginal eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow. This caused a microscopic darkening of just 15% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 48 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
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17 Oct, 1510 AD
max: 07:18 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.72; Saros 99)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 72% 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 39 minutes.
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13 Apr, 1511 AD
max: 08:26 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.98; Saros 104)
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The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 28 minutes. With 98% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.
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6 Oct, 1511 AD
max: 22:39 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.05; Saros 109)
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The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for 31 minutes and 24 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.
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1 Apr, 1512 AD
max: 08:37 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.31; Saros 114)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 23 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 31% 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 46 minutes in total.
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25 Sep, 1512 AD
max: 14:34 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.42; Saros 119)
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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 28 minutes in total.
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21 Mar, 1513 AD
max: 11:19 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.02; Saros 124)
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A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 2% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 29 minutes and 48 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
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15 Sep, 1513 AD
max: 02:27 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 1.02; Saros 129)
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In a rare total penumbral eclipse, the entire Moon was partially shaded by the Earth (though none of it was in complete shadow), and the shading across the Moon should have been quite visible at maximum eclipse. The penumbral phase lasted for 4 hours and 27 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see.
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9 Feb, 1514 AD
max: 10:42 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.96; Saros 96)
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The Moon approached within 1% of the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse; 96% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, with the overall eclipse lasting 4 hours and 3 minutes. While less dramatic than a partial eclipse (as no part of the Moon was in complete shadow), a shading across the Moon should have been readily visible to observers.
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5 Aug, 1514 AD
max: 15:36 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.91; Saros 101)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 91% 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 4 hours and 33 minutes.
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30 Jan, 1515 AD
max: 02:32 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.24; Saros 106)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 8 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 24% 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 19 minutes in total.
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25 Jul, 1515 AD
max: 16:26 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.23; Saros 111)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 13 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 23% 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.
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19 Jan, 1516 AD
max: 16:59 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.22; Saros 116)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 8 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 22% 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 24 minutes in total.
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13 Jul, 1516 AD
max: 22:55 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.03; Saros 121)
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The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for 27 minutes and 24 seconds. With the Moon just 3% 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 20 minutes in total.
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8 Jan, 1517 AD
max: 01:38 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.90; Saros 126)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 90% 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 4 hours and 21 minutes.
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4 Jun, 1517 AD
max: 05:31 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.39; Saros 93)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes, just 39% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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3 Jul, 1517 AD
max: 12:25 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.69; Saros 131)
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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 31 minutes.
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28 Nov, 1517 AD
max: 07:41 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.62; Saros 98)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 62% 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 53 minutes.
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24 May, 1518 AD
max: 22:37 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.75; Saros 103)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes, with 75% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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17 Nov, 1518 AD
max: 08:56 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.84; Saros 108)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes, with 84% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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14 May, 1519 AD
max: 12:22 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.61; Saros 113)
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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.
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6 Nov, 1519 AD
max: 17:19 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.52; Saros 118)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 32 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 52% 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 34 minutes in total.
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2 May, 1520 AD
max: 19:11 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.12; Saros 123)
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At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 22 minutes, with just 12% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.
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26 Oct, 1520 AD
max: 07:40 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.31; Saros 128)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 31% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 56 minutes.
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