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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18600207

PARTIAL ECLIPSE

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 23.5933

Moon enters umbra (1C) 1.0220

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 2.2935 Magnitude 0.816

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 3.5650

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 4.5936

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

Latitude at PC1 is 14.65

Latitude at 1C is 27.48

Latitude at 4C is 41.44

Latitude at PC2 is 28.80

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18600207

FOR PC1 9.130700, 15.384076,

FOR 1C 9.153995, 15.231839,

FOR 2C 9.191192, 15.014547,

FOR 4C 9.224324, 14.395900,

FOR PC2 9.251492, 14.241281,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 18600207

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

-0.0027, -1.5983, 0.0457, 0.7683, 0.2786, 15.9994, 1.3205, 0.00988

1.0220, -1.0282, -0.2007, 0.7685, 0.2787, 16.1510, 1.3205, 0.00989

2.2935, -0.2355, -0.5436, 0.7686, 0.2787, 16.3586, 1.3205, 0.00989

3.5650, 0.5573, -0.8869, 0.7688, 0.2788, 16.5625, 1.3205, 0.00989

4.5936, 1.1277, -1.1341, 0.7689, 0.2788, 16.7070, 1.3205, 0.00990

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18600207

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 23.5934, WHICH IS 0.94 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 1.0226, WHICH IS 5.82 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 3.5638, WHICH IS 12.05 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 4.5936, WHICH IS 0.13 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 15:03:13 ON 01-08-2007