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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18720522

PARTIAL ECLIPSE

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 21.0822

Moon enters umbra (1C) 22.4014

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 23.1827 Magnitude 0.121

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 23.5639

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 1.2831

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

Latitude at PC1 is -44.24

Latitude at 1C is -75.88

Latitude at 4C is -62.55

Latitude at PC2 is -30.99

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18720522

FOR PC1 15.554987, -19.174397,

FOR 1C 15.593693, -19.335728,

FOR 2C 16.011165, -19.403713,

FOR 4C 16.024654, -19.471404,

FOR PC2 16.063542, -20.025628,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 18720522

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

21.0822, -0.8977, 1.2794, 0.7526, 0.2725, 10.6746, 1.2904, 0.00948

22.4014, -0.0652, 1.0240, 0.7532, 0.2726, 10.3161, 1.2904, 0.00950

23.1827, 0.2813, 0.9177, 0.7534, 0.2727, 10.1652, 1.2904, 0.00950

23.5639, 0.6281, 0.8115, 0.7536, 0.2728, 10.0133, 1.2904, 0.00950

1.2831, 1.4625, 0.5563, 0.7541, 0.2729, 9.6436, 1.2904, 0.00933

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18720522

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 21.0832, WHICH IS 9.81 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 22.4049, WHICH IS 34.85 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 23.5632, WHICH IS 6.98 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 1.2821, WHICH IS 9.53 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 14:59:42 ON 01-08-2007