6 May, 1998 BC
max: 06:03 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.70; Saros -1)
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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 34 minutes in total.
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16 May, 1980 BC
max: 13:27 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.56; Saros -1)
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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 56% 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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27 May, 1962 BC
max: 20:53 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.42; Saros -1)
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The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 25 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 27 minutes in total.
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7 Jun, 1944 BC
max: 04:20 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.28; Saros -1)
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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 28% 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 22 minutes in total.
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18 Jun, 1926 BC
max: 11:53 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.16; Saros -1)
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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.
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28 Jun, 1908 BC
max: 19:29 UT
Total Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.03; Saros -1)
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The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for 26 minutes and 30 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 10 minutes in total.
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10 Jul, 1890 BC
max: 03:12 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.92; Saros -1)
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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 2 minutes. With 92% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.
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20 Jul, 1872 BC
max: 11:01 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.81; Saros -1)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 55 minutes, with 81% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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31 Jul, 1854 BC
max: 18:59 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.72; Saros -1)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes, with 72% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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11 Aug, 1836 BC
max: 03:04 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.64; Saros -1)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 39 minutes, with 64% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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22 Aug, 1818 BC
max: 11:19 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.57; Saros -1)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 57% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 32 minutes.
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1 Sep, 1800 BC
max: 19:42 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.52; Saros -1)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 52% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 25 minutes.
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13 Sep, 1782 BC
max: 04:13 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.47; Saros -1)
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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 20 minutes.
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23 Sep, 1764 BC
max: 12:52 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.44; Saros -1)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 44% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 16 minutes.
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4 Oct, 1746 BC
max: 21:39 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.42; Saros -1)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 42% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 13 minutes.
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15 Oct, 1728 BC
max: 06:31 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.41; Saros -1)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 41% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 11 minutes.
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26 Oct, 1710 BC
max: 15:28 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.40; Saros -1)
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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 10 minutes.
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6 Nov, 1692 BC
max: 00:27 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.40; Saros -1)
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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 10 minutes.
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17 Nov, 1674 BC
max: 09:28 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.40; Saros -1)
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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 10 minutes.
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27 Nov, 1656 BC
max: 18:28 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.40; Saros -1)
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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 10 minutes.
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9 Dec, 1638 BC
max: 03:27 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.40; Saros -1)
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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 10 minutes.
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19 Dec, 1620 BC
max: 12:21 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.39; Saros -1)
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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 9 minutes.
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30 Dec, 1602 BC
max: 21:11 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.38; Saros -1)
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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 7 minutes.
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10 Jan, 1583 BC
max: 05:52 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.35; Saros -1)
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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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21 Jan, 1565 BC
max: 14:29 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.31; Saros -1)
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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 57 minutes.
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31 Jan, 1547 BC
max: 22:56 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.26; Saros -1)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 26% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 49 minutes.
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12 Feb, 1529 BC
max: 07:14 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.20; Saros -1)
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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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22 Feb, 1511 BC
max: 15:23 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.13; Saros -1)
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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 17 minutes, with just 13% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.
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4 Mar, 1493 BC
max: 23:24 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.04; Saros -1)
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A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 4% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 43 minutes and 6 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
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16 Mar, 1475 BC
max: 07:16 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.90; Saros -1)
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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 3 hours and 57 minutes overall.
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26 Mar, 1457 BC
max: 15:00 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.79; Saros -1)
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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 3 hours and 45 minutes.
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6 Apr, 1439 BC
max: 22:36 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.67; Saros -1)
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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 30 minutes.
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17 Apr, 1421 BC
max: 06:06 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.54; Saros -1)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes, just 54% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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28 Apr, 1403 BC
max: 13:30 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.40; Saros -1)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes, just 40% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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8 May, 1385 BC
max: 20:50 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.26; Saros -1)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes, just 26% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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20 May, 1367 BC
max: 04:07 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.12; Saros -1)
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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 12% of the Moon's disc for 1 hour and 33 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
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