29 Jul, 1984 BC
max: 02:30 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.97; Saros -3)
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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 97% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.
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9 Aug, 1966 BC
max: 10:05 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.87; Saros -3)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes, with 87% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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19 Aug, 1948 BC
max: 17:46 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.79; Saros -3)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 5 minutes, with 79% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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31 Aug, 1930 BC
max: 01:36 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.72; Saros -3)
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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.
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10 Sep, 1912 BC
max: 09:33 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.67; Saros -3)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 55 minutes, with 67% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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21 Sep, 1894 BC
max: 17:37 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.62; Saros -3)
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The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes, with 62% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.
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2 Oct, 1876 BC
max: 01:48 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.59; Saros -3)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 59% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 48 minutes.
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13 Oct, 1858 BC
max: 10:03 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.57; Saros -3)
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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 45 minutes.
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23 Oct, 1840 BC
max: 18:24 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.56; Saros -3)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 56% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 44 minutes.
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4 Nov, 1822 BC
max: 02:46 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.55; Saros -3)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 55% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 44 minutes.
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14 Nov, 1804 BC
max: 11:10 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.55; Saros -3)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 55% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 44 minutes.
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25 Nov, 1786 BC
max: 19:32 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.54; Saros -3)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 54% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 43 minutes.
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6 Dec, 1768 BC
max: 03:52 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.53; Saros -3)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 53% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 43 minutes.
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17 Dec, 1750 BC
max: 12:07 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.52; Saros -3)
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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 42 minutes.
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27 Dec, 1732 BC
max: 20:16 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.50; Saros -3)
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The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 50% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 39 minutes.
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8 Jan, 1713 BC
max: 04:16 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.47; Saros -3)
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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 35 minutes.
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18 Jan, 1695 BC
max: 12:08 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.42; Saros -3)
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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 29 minutes.
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29 Jan, 1677 BC
max: 19:49 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.36; Saros -3)
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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 20 minutes.
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9 Feb, 1659 BC
max: 03:21 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.29; Saros -3)
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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 7 minutes.
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20 Feb, 1641 BC
max: 10:40 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.21; Saros -3)
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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.
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2 Mar, 1623 BC
max: 17:49 UT
Partial Lunar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.10; Saros -3)
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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 18 minutes, with just 10% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.
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13 Mar, 1605 BC
max: 00:48 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 1.06; Saros -3)
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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 49 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see.
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24 Mar, 1587 BC
max: 07:39 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.93; Saros -3)
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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 35 minutes overall.
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3 Apr, 1569 BC
max: 14:19 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.79; Saros -3)
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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 17 minutes.
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14 Apr, 1551 BC
max: 20:55 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.65; Saros -3)
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This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 65% 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 55 minutes.
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25 Apr, 1533 BC
max: 03:24 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.49; Saros -3)
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This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 28 minutes, just 49% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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6 May, 1515 BC
max: 09:50 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.33; Saros -3)
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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 33% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).
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16 May, 1497 BC
max: 16:12 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.17; Saros -3)
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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 17% of the Moon's disc for 2 hours and 7 minutes, which was essentially impossible to see.
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27 May, 1479 BC
max: 22:35 UT
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
(penum. mag. 0.01; Saros -3)
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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 1% of the Moon's disc for 33 minutes and 47 seconds, which was essentially impossible to see.
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