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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18480319

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 18.0405

Moon enters umbra (1C) 19.1533

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 20.2100

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 21.1203 Magnitude 1.604

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 22.0306

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 23.0833

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 0.2001

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

Latitude at PC1 is 11.68

Latitude at 1C is 14.26

Latitude at 2C is -22.73

Latitude at 3C is -8.06

Latitude at 4C is -0.52

Latitude at PC2 is -3.12

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18480319

FOR PC1 11.514562, 0.370856,

FOR 1C 11.540191, 0.255828,

FOR 2C 11.560668, 0.154451,

FOR MID 11.574395, 0.074594,

FOR 3C 11.592119, -0.001250,

FOR 4C 12.012583, -0.102571,

FOR PC2 12.034185, -0.213489,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 18480319

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

18.0405, -1.4069, 0.3357, 0.6536, 0.2471, 25.1395, 1.1988, 0.00767

19.1533, -0.8844, 0.1691, 0.6534, 0.2471, 25.1188, 1.1988, 0.00766

20.2100, -0.4059, 0.0165, 0.6532, 0.2470, 25.0967, 1.1988, 0.00766

21.1203, -0.0329, -0.1025, 0.6531, 0.2470, 25.0772, 1.1988, 0.00765

22.0306, 0.3400, -0.2213, 0.6529, 0.2470, 25.0559, 1.1988, 0.00765

23.0833, 0.8180, -0.3737, 0.6527, 0.2469, 25.0258, 1.1988, 0.00765

0.2001, 1.3394, -0.5400, 0.6525, 0.2469, 24.9893, 1.1988, 0.00767

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18480319

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 18.0413, WHICH IS 7.80 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 19.1540, WHICH IS 6.57 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS 20.2102, WHICH IS 1.52 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS 22.0258, WHICH IS 8.32 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 23.0823, WHICH IS 10.25 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 0.1951, WHICH IS 10.12 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 14:04:45 ON 12-22-2006