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

 

                   PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18700712

 

 

 

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

 

            Moon enters penumbra (PC1)         19.4449

            Moon enters umbra (1C)             20.4427

            Total Eclipse begins (2C)          21.4409

            Middle of Eclipse (MID)            22.3421          Magnitude  1.683

            Total Eclipse ends (3C)            23.2433

            Moon leaves umbra (4C)              0.2415

            Moon leaves penumbra (PC2)          1.2353

 

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

 

            Latitude at PC1 is                 -2.85

            Latitude at 1C is                  -1.01

            Latitude at 2C is                  -5.50

            Latitude at 3C is                 -19.74

            Latitude at 4C is                  12.57

            Latitude at PC2 is                 10.54

 

             VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18700712

 

             FOR PC1     19.204531,    -22.061870,   

             FOR 1C      19.231464,    -22.043967,   

             FOR 2C      19.254393,    -22.025215,   

             FOR MID     19.274931,    -22.011527,   

             FOR 3C      19.295455,    -21.593252,   

             FOR 4C      19.322331,    -21.572268,   

             FOR PC2     19.345172,    -21.550475,   

 

             FOR ECLIPSE OF 18700712

 

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

 

   19.4449,  -1.5208,  -0.1753,   0.7298,   0.2661,  -9.1871,   1.2634,  0.00902

   20.4427,  -0.9837,  -0.1490,   0.7293,   0.2660,  -9.3799,   1.2634,  0.00901

   21.4409,  -0.4465,  -0.1223,   0.7289,   0.2659,  -9.5713,   1.2634,  0.00900

   22.3421,   0.0049,  -0.0996,   0.7286,   0.2658,  -9.7308,   1.2634,  0.00900

   23.2433,   0.4559,  -0.0767,   0.7282,   0.2657,  -9.8891,   1.2634,  0.00899

    0.2415,   0.9918,  -0.0493,   0.7278,   0.2656, -10.0759,   1.2634,  0.00898

    1.2353,   1.5265,  -0.0216,   0.7274,   0.2655, -10.2607,   1.2634,  0.00901

 

             CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18700712

 

                    VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS  102

 

          ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 19.4454,   WHICH IS    5.28   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS  20.4434,   WHICH IS    6.76   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS  21.4420,   WHICH IS   10.75   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS  23.2426,   WHICH IS    7.42   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS   0.2413,   WHICH IS    2.34   seconds EARLIER

          ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS  1.2353,   WHICH IS    0.67   seconds EARLIER

 

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