A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 30 May, 0185 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 17:43 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 9 minutes, with 85% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 25 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 9 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 17:43:47 UT.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 28th eclipse in lunar Saros series 66.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 66, is linked to solar Saros series 73. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:43:47 on 30 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:12:42 on 30 May TDT
Saros Series 66 Number in Series 28
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.8585 Central Magnitiude 0.8504
Gamma 0.5469 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h29m Error ± 10m29s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h25m Partial Duration 3h09m
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:42 UTC.