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

 

                   PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18731104

 

 

 

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

 

            Moon enters penumbra (PC1)         13.0650

            Moon enters umbra (1C)             14.0610

            Total Eclipse begins (2C)          15.0749

            Middle of Eclipse (MID)            15.5104          Magnitude  1.428

            Total Eclipse ends (3C)            16.3419

            Moon leaves umbra (4C)             17.3558

            Moon leaves penumbra (PC2)         18.3517

 

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

 

            Latitude at PC1 is                 15.93

            Latitude at 1C is                  20.89

            Latitude at 2C is                 -37.87

            Latitude at 3C is                 -22.94

            Latitude at 4C is                   6.39

            Latitude at PC2 is                  1.54

 

             VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18731104

 

             FOR PC1      2.333666,     14.402232,   

             FOR 1C       2.355360,     14.544080,   

             FOR 2C       2.381612,     15.092684,   

             FOR MID      2.395625,     15.194479,   

             FOR 3C       2.413649,     15.295900,   

             FOR 4C       2.435900,     15.443049,   

             FOR PC2      2.461746,     15.582245,   

 

             FOR ECLIPSE OF 18731104

 

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

 

   13.0650,  -1.3247,  -0.8376,   0.7462,   0.2723, -16.4846,   1.2940,  0.00944

   14.0610,  -0.8115,  -0.6144,   0.7459,   0.2722, -16.3583,   1.2940,  0.00944

   15.0749,  -0.2783,  -0.3828,   0.7455,   0.2721, -16.2252,   1.2940,  0.00943

   15.5104,   0.0955,  -0.2205,   0.7453,   0.2721, -16.1307,   1.2940,  0.00943

   16.3419,   0.4692,  -0.0584,   0.7450,   0.2720, -16.0353,   1.2940,  0.00942

   17.3558,   1.0015,   0.1723,   0.7446,   0.2719, -15.8978,   1.2940,  0.00941

   18.3517,   1.5133,   0.3939,   0.7442,   0.2718, -15.7638,   1.2940,  0.00943

 

             CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18731104

 

                    VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS  102

 

          ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 13.0710,   WHICH IS   19.37   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS  14.0624,   WHICH IS   13.84   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS  15.0810,   WHICH IS   21.07   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS  16.3409,   WHICH IS   10.13   seconds LATER

          ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS  17.3544,   WHICH IS   13.52   seconds EARLIER

          ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 18.3459,   WHICH IS   18.56   seconds EARLIER

 

COMPUTED AT 14:59:16 ON 01-08-2007