Astronomie Populaire 1879, p231 fig. 86
A total lunar eclipse occurred on March 1, 1504 (on evening of February 29 in the Americas).
A total lunar eclipse occurred on March 1, 1504 (on evening of February 29 in the Americas).
Christopher Columbus used the Ephemerides of Regiomontanus for the prediction of this eclipse to impress the natives of Jamaica. The eclipse began just after moonrise at sunset on February 29th.
The eclipse was visible after sunset on February 29 from most of North America, all of South America, as well as across Europe, Africa, and western Asia on the morning of March 1.