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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12 Mar, 1541 AD
max: 04:08 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.39; Saros 115)
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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 39% 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 27 minutes in total.
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5 Sep, 1541 AD
max: 09:52 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.31; Saros 120)
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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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1 Mar, 1542 AD
max: 20:07 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.14; Saros 125)
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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 21 minutes, with just 14% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.
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25 Aug, 1542 AD
max: 10:02 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 1.05; Saros 130)
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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 46 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see.
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20 Jan, 1543 AD
max: 23:25 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.91; Saros 97)
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At maximum eclipse, 91% 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 10 minutes overall.
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16 Jul, 1543 AD
max: 04:52 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.08; Saros 102)
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A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 8% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 1 hour and 3 minutes. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
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10 Jan, 1544 AD
max: 05:35 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.08; Saros 107)
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A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 44 minutes and 36 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 31 minutes in total.
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4 Jul, 1544 AD
max: 20:04 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.52; Saros 112)
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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 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 28 minutes in total.
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29 Dec, 1544 AD
max: 05:26 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.29; Saros 117)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 21 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 29% 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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24 Jun, 1545 AD
max: 13:18 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.89; Saros 122)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 1 minute, with 89% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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18 Dec, 1545 AD
max: 05:42 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.08; Saros 127)
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A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 8% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 1 hour and 8 minutes. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
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15 May, 1546 AD
max: 17:38 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.44; Saros 94)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 7 minutes, just 44% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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14 Jun, 1546 AD
max: 03:55 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.41; Saros 132)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 54 minutes, just 41% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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8 Nov, 1546 AD
max: 00:19 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.67; Saros 99)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 67% 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 32 minutes.
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4 May, 1547 AD
max: 22:02 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.72; Saros 104)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 7 minutes, with 72% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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28 Oct, 1547 AD
max: 15:41 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.97; Saros 109)
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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 4 minutes. With 97% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.
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22 Apr, 1548 AD
max: 22:22 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.55; Saros 114)
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A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 40 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 52 minutes in total.
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17 Oct, 1548 AD
max: 07:05 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.52; Saros 119)
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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 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 31 minutes in total.
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12 Apr, 1549 AD
max: 02:04 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.22; Saros 124)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 22% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 48 minutes.
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6 Oct, 1549 AD
max: 17:59 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.12; Saros 129)
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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 19 minutes, with just 12% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.
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3 Mar, 1550 AD
max: 03:29 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.88; Saros 96)
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At maximum eclipse, 88% 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 3 hours and 53 minutes overall.
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1 Apr, 1550 AD
max: 12:52 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.00; Saros 134)
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In this virtually non-existant eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the edge of the Earth's penumbral shadow; although the eclipse lasted 12 minutes and 54 seconds, it was impossible to see in practice.
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27 Aug, 1550 AD
max: 05:09 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.66; Saros 101)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 66% 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 59 minutes.
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20 Feb, 1551 AD
max: 19:40 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.17; Saros 106)
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A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 58 minutes and 54 seconds. The Moon was 17% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 16 minutes in total.
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16 Aug, 1551 AD
max: 06:07 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.97; Saros 111)
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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 25 minutes. With 97% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.
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10 Feb, 1552 AD
max: 09:56 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.27; Saros 116)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 14 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 27 minutes in total.
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4 Aug, 1552 AD
max: 13:20 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.30; Saros 121)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 18 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 30% 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 31 minutes in total.
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29 Jan, 1553 AD
max: 18:01 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.93; Saros 126)
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At maximum eclipse, 93% 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 26 minutes overall.
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25 Jun, 1553 AD
max: 20:26 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.13; Saros 93)
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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 13% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 34 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
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25 Jul, 1553 AD
max: 03:21 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.00; Saros 131)
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While technically a partial eclipse, the Moon barely clipped the Earth's umbral shadow, which may have been very difficult to observe in practice; though a shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
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19 Dec, 1553 AD
max: 23:46 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.59; Saros 98)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 48 minutes, just 59% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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15 Jun, 1554 AD
max: 13:25 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.47; Saros 103)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 47% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 22 minutes.
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9 Dec, 1554 AD
max: 01:32 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.82; Saros 108)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 9 minutes, with 82% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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5 Jun, 1555 AD
max: 02:32 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.82; Saros 113)
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A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 43 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 44 minutes in total.
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28 Nov, 1555 AD
max: 10:32 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.55; Saros 118)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 33 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 55% 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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24 May, 1556 AD
max: 08:33 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.40; Saros 123)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 40% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 25 minutes.
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17 Nov, 1556 AD
max: 01:04 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.35; Saros 128)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 35% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 3 minutes.
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13 Apr, 1557 AD
max: 18:11 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.46; Saros 95)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 21 minutes, just 46% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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13 May, 1557 AD
max: 09:20 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.07; Saros 133)
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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 7% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 24 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
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8 Oct, 1557 AD
max: 05:45 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.69; Saros 100)
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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 37 minutes.
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6 Nov, 1557 AD
max: 16:42 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.10; Saros 138)
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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 10% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 24 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
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2 Apr, 1558 AD
max: 23:42 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.87; Saros 105)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 10 minutes, with 87% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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27 Sep, 1558 AD
max: 14:50 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.91; Saros 110)
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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 17 minutes. With 91% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.
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23 Mar, 1559 AD
max: 12:10 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.47; Saros 115)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 29 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 47% 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 29 minutes in total.
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16 Sep, 1559 AD
max: 16:58 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.40; Saros 120)
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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 40% 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 49 minutes in total.
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12 Mar, 1560 AD
max: 04:24 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.20; Saros 125)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 20% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 36 minutes.
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4 Sep, 1560 AD
max: 17:06 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.09; Saros 130)
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A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 9% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 1 hour and 13 minutes. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
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