May 1453 lunar eclipse - Wikipedia
WEBA partial lunar eclipse occurred on 22 May 1453. Observations. It was seen during the Fall of Constantinople (the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire), during the siege that lasted from Thursday, 5 April 1453 until Tuesday, …
Historically significant lunar eclipses - Wikipedia
WEB22 May 1453. This partial lunar eclipse was seen during the Fall of Constantinople (the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire), during the siege that lasted from Thursday, 5 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453), after which the city fell to the Ottomans. The lunar eclipse was considered to be fulfilling a prophecy for the city's demise.
9 Celestial Omens | Britannica
WEBOn May 22, 1453, when the moon rose, it was in eclipse. That the moon rose in its crescent phase, the symbol of Islam, was seen as a sign of doom in the city. Constantinople fell one week later.
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1401 to 1500 - NASA Eclipse Web Site
WEBThe data for each eclipse includes the date and time of greatest eclipse, Saros series, eclipse type, quincena solar eclipse parameter, gamma, eclipse magnitudes, and eclipse phase durations. Every eclipse also has links to digrams of eclipse geometry and world visibility, and Saros series tables.
WEBPartial Lunar Eclipse of 1453 May 22 Ecliptic Conjunction = Greatest Eclipse = Penumbral Magnitude = 1.7450 Umbral Magnitude = 0.7446 Saros Series - ... Moon at Greatest Eclipse (Geocentric Coordinates) 16h32m27.9s Dec = -2203412.2" S.D. 0001544.7" 0005746.9" Eclipse Contacts = UT UT IJ4 18:44:54 UT UT 60 Earth
Lunar Eclipses of Historical Interest - NASA Eclipse Web Site
WEBBoth the popular and technical literature contain many references to lunar eclipses of the past. Some of these references are from ancient texts. In other cases, they are attempts to tie an eclipse with a historical event. The purpose of this web page is to present eclipse calculations for many such eclipses mentioned in the literature.
How lunar eclipses altered the course of history - Salon.com
WEBMay 26, 2021 · A lunar eclipse also appeared in 1453 during the nearly two months when the Ottomans seized and eventually captured Constantinople, thereby counting as an augury of good news for them and of...
EclipseWise - Partial Lunar Eclipse of 1453 May 22
WEBThe partial lunar eclipse of 1453 May 22 is followed two weeks later by a total solar eclipse on 1453 Jun 07. These eclipses all take place during a single eclipse season. The eclipse predictions are given in both Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD) and Universal Time (UT1).
1453 Solar Eclipse and The Fall of Constantinople
WEBApr 14, 2020 · 1453 Solar Eclipse and The Fall of Constantinople. During the siege of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire, a solar eclipse occurred. How was phenomenon interpreted by each side, and did either side know in advance that the eclipse was going to take place? Archived post. New comments cannot be …
What happened above Hagia Sophia on May 28, 1453? : r/history - Reddit
WEBAccording to this website, the night of the 22nd of May 1453 was indeed a Full Moon**]. The phenomenon lasted for about four hours and frightened the city's inhabitants. During the night hours of that same day, there was another more mysterious event.