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

 

                   PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18541104

 

 

 

                           PARTIAL ECLIPSE

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

 

            Moon enters penumbra (PC1)         18.5108

            Moon enters umbra (1C)             20.4345

            Middle of Eclipse (MID)            21.1238          Magnitude  0.061

            Moon leaves umbra (4C)             21.4131

            Moon leaves penumbra (PC2)         23.3408

 

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

 

            Latitude at PC1 is                 44.51

            Latitude at 1C is                  82.11

            Latitude at 4C is                  68.32

            Latitude at PC2 is                 30.77

 

             VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18541104

 

             FOR PC1      2.352939,     14.091996,   

             FOR 1C       2.392165,     14.332047,   

             FOR 2C       2.402131,     14.392735,   

             FOR 4C       2.412100,     14.453314,   

             FOR PC2      2.451400,     15.090851,   

 

             FOR ECLIPSE OF 18541104

 

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

 

   18.5108,  -0.7201,  -1.3107,   0.6898,   0.2572, -16.7273,   1.2382,  0.00835

   20.4345,   0.1429,  -0.9358,   0.6891,   0.2570, -16.4673,   1.2382,  0.00832

   21.1238,   0.3640,  -0.8398,   0.6889,   0.2570, -16.3996,   1.2382,  0.00831

   21.4131,   0.5852,  -0.7439,   0.6887,   0.2569, -16.3315,   1.2382,  0.00833

   23.3408,   1.4462,  -0.3705,   0.6880,   0.2567, -16.0623,   1.2382,  0.00837

 

             CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18541104

 

                    VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS  102

 

          ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 18.5149,   WHICH IS   41.52   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS  20.4508,   WHICH IS   83.56   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS  21.4115,   WHICH IS   16.37   seconds EARLIER

          ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 23.3349,   WHICH IS   19.12   seconds EARLIER

 

COMPUTED AT 15:04:26 ON 01-08-2007