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

 

                   PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18520107

 

 

 

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

 

            Moon enters penumbra (PC1)          3.1905

            Moon enters umbra (1C)              4.2103

            Total Eclipse begins (2C)           5.2103

            Middle of Eclipse (MID)             6.1035          Magnitude  1.672

            Total Eclipse ends (3C)             7.0007

            Moon leaves umbra (4C)              8.0007

            Moon leaves penumbra (PC2)          9.0205

 

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

 

            Latitude at PC1 is                 10.80

            Latitude at 1C is                  13.07

            Latitude at 2C is                 -19.97

            Latitude at 3C is                  -4.12

            Latitude at 4C is                  -1.80

            Latitude at PC2 is                 -3.81

 

             VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18520107

 

             FOR PC1      7.025937,     22.250383,   

             FOR 1C       7.053449,     22.242458,   

             FOR 2C       7.080480,     22.233772,   

             FOR MID      7.100894,     22.225247,   

             FOR 3C       7.121314,     22.220126,   

             FOR 4C       7.144369,     22.205123,   

             FOR PC2      7.171926,     22.192971,   

 

             FOR ECLIPSE OF 18520107

 

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

 

    3.1905,  -1.5360,  -0.0661,   0.7184,   0.2655,   7.8898,   1.2727,  0.00892

    4.2103,  -0.9823,  -0.0768,   0.7189,   0.2656,   8.1627,   1.2727,  0.00893

    5.2103,  -0.4455,  -0.0875,   0.7193,   0.2657,   8.4251,   1.2727,  0.00894

    6.1035,  -0.0021,  -0.0966,   0.7196,   0.2658,   8.6404,   1.2727,  0.00894

    7.0007,   0.4416,  -0.1059,   0.7200,   0.2659,   8.8545,   1.2727,  0.00895

    8.0007,   0.9797,  -0.1175,   0.7204,   0.2660,   9.1123,   1.2727,  0.00896

    9.0205,   1.5357,  -0.1298,   0.7208,   0.2661,   9.3768,   1.2727,  0.00894

 

             CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18520107

 

                    VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS  102

 

          ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS  3.1907,   WHICH IS    1.88   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS   4.2107,   WHICH IS    3.37   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS   5.2111,   WHICH IS    7.81   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS   6.5958,   WHICH IS    9.09   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS   8.0002,   WHICH IS    5.06   seconds EARLIER

          ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS  9.0202,   WHICH IS    3.64   seconds EARLIER

 

COMPUTED AT 15:04:51 ON 01-08-2007