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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18660331

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 1.2633

Moon enters umbra (1C) 2.3749

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 3.4403

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 4.3329 Magnitude 1.528

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 5.2256

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 6.2910

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 7.4025

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

Latitude at PC1 is 13.35

Latitude at 1C is 16.85

Latitude at 2C is -28.54

Latitude at 3C is -13.65

Latitude at 4C is 1.82

Latitude at PC2 is -1.72

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18660331

FOR PC1 12.313043, -3.430726,

FOR 1C 12.334725, -3.540918,

FOR 2C 12.355443, -4.042300,

FOR MID 12.372935, -4.120014,

FOR 3C 12.390427, -4.193642,

FOR 4C 12.411144, -4.294632,

FOR PC2 12.432824, -4.404052,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 18660331

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

1.2633, -1.4183, 0.2900, 0.6560, 0.2476, 24.9681, 1.1994, 0.00770

2.3749, -0.8943, 0.1260, 0.6558, 0.2475, 24.9391, 1.1994, 0.00770

3.4403, -0.4073, -0.0263, 0.6555, 0.2474, 24.9100, 1.1994, 0.00769

4.3329, -0.0439, -0.1399, 0.6554, 0.2474, 24.8869, 1.1994, 0.00769

5.2256, 0.3194, -0.2534, 0.6552, 0.2474, 24.8627, 1.1994, 0.00769

6.2910, 0.8059, -0.4053, 0.6550, 0.2473, 24.8283, 1.1994, 0.00768

7.4025, 1.3288, -0.5686, 0.6548, 0.2472, 24.7889, 1.1994, 0.00770

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18660331

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 1.2640, WHICH IS 6.95 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 2.3754, WHICH IS 5.06 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS 3.4405, WHICH IS 2.41 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS 5.2251, WHICH IS 5.33 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 6.2900, WHICH IS 10.11 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 7.4015, WHICH IS 10.22 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 13:41:23 ON 02-27-2007