LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES - by BYRON W. SOULSBY, THEODORE, ACT.

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18440531

PRIME CONTACT TIME (H.MS) in U.T.

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 20.1308

Moon enters umbra (1C) 21.0859

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 22.1132

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 22.5034 Magnitude 1.332

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 23.2935

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 0.3209

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 1.2800

LUNAR LATITUDES AT PRIME CONTACTS in D.DD, - S, + N

Latitude at PC1 is 18.43

Latitude at 1C is 24.09

Latitude at 2C is -45.51

Latitude at 3C is -32.76

Latitude at 4C is 10.50

Latitude at PC2 is 4.57

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18440531

FOR PC1 16.281927, -22.151722,

FOR 1C 16.305188, -22.172765,

FOR 2C 16.334289, -22.194314,

FOR MID 16.352958, -22.210195,

FOR 3C 16.371628, -22.221638,

FOR 4C 16.400737, -22.240656,

FOR PC2 16.424010, -22.253537,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 18440531

TIME(H.MS), X, Y, F2, SC, C, F1(D.DD) AND LUNAR MOTION(D.DD/MINUTE)

20.1308, -1.5702, -0.2389, 0.7742, 0.2781, 9.9778, 1.3099, 0.00988

21.0859, -1.0183, -0.2647, 0.7741, 0.2781, 9.7381, 1.3099, 0.00988

22.1132, -0.4000, -0.2933, 0.7740, 0.2781, 9.4687, 1.3099, 0.00987

22.5034, -0.0144, -0.3109, 0.7739, 0.2780, 9.3001, 1.3099, 0.00987

23.2935, 0.3711, -0.3283, 0.7738, 0.2780, 9.1312, 1.3099, 0.00987

0.3209, 0.9890, -0.3560, 0.7736, 0.2780, 8.8597, 1.3099, 0.00987

1.2800, 1.5403, -0.3803, 0.7735, 0.2779, 8.6165, 1.3099, 0.00982

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18440531

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 20.1314, WHICH IS 5.97 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 21.0908, WHICH IS 9.14 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS 22.1140, WHICH IS 7.40 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS 23.2932, WHICH IS 3.36 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 0.3158, WHICH IS 10.86 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 1.2751, WHICH IS 8.87 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 14:37:38 ON 01-08-2007