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

 

                   PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18630601

 

 

 

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

 

            Moon enters penumbra (PC1)         20.4803

            Moon enters umbra (1C)             21.4543

            Total Eclipse begins (2C)          22.5232

            Middle of Eclipse (MID)            23.2608          Magnitude  1.226

            Total Eclipse ends (3C)            23.5944

            Moon leaves umbra (4C)              1.0633

            Moon leaves penumbra (PC2)          2.0412

 

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

 

            Latitude at PC1 is                 -6.32

            Latitude at 1C is                 -13.71

            Latitude at 2C is                  41.64

            Latitude at 3C is                  54.20

            Latitude at 4C is                 -27.24

            Latitude at PC2 is                -20.11

 

             VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18630601

 

             FOR PC1     16.301983,    -21.382935,   

             FOR 1C      16.325379,    -21.403408,   

             FOR 2C      16.355241,    -21.424761,   

             FOR MID     16.372231,    -21.435027,   

             FOR 3C      16.385226,    -21.444991,   

             FOR 4C      16.415126,    -21.463953,   

             FOR PC2     16.442585,    -21.480448,   

 

             FOR ECLIPSE OF 18630601

 

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

 

   20.4803,  -1.5161,   0.4306,   0.7640,   0.2754,   9.8568,   1.3007,  0.00968

   21.4543,  -0.9578,   0.4062,   0.7643,   0.2755,   9.6011,   1.3007,  0.00969

   22.5232,  -0.3102,   0.3783,   0.7646,   0.2756,   9.3027,   1.3007,  0.00968

   23.2608,   0.0156,   0.3643,   0.7648,   0.2756,   9.1519,   1.3007,  0.00968

   23.5944,   0.3415,   0.3505,   0.7649,   0.2756,   9.0005,   1.3007,  0.00970

    1.0633,   0.9899,   0.3232,   0.7652,   0.2757,   8.6978,   1.3007,  0.00970

    2.0412,   1.5496,   0.3000,   0.7655,   0.2758,   8.4349,   1.3007,  0.00956

 

             CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18630601

 

                    VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS  102

 

          ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 20.4813,   WHICH IS    9.77   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS  21.4554,   WHICH IS   11.40   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS  22.5238,   WHICH IS    6.36   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS  23.5943,   WHICH IS    0.78   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS   1.0622,   WHICH IS   10.52   seconds EARLIER

          ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS  2.0405,   WHICH IS    7.52   seconds EARLIER

 

COMPUTED AT 15:02:30 ON 01-08-2007