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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18791228

PARTIAL ECLIPSE

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 13.5055

Moon enters umbra (1C) 15.3701

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 16.2633 Magnitude 0.172

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 17.1604

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 19.0210

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

Latitude at PC1 is -41.59

Latitude at 1C is -72.14

Latitude at 4C is -57.93

Latitude at PC2 is -26.95

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18791228

FOR PC1 6.234165, 24.163498,

FOR 1C 6.273488, 24.092049,

FOR 2C 6.292365, 24.054998,

FOR 4C 6.311236, 24.021457,

FOR PC2 6.350507, 23.541663,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 18791228

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

13.5055, -1.0677, 0.9857, 0.6533, 0.2480, 0.8850, 1.2073, 0.00774

15.3701, -0.2566, 0.8646, 0.6537, 0.2481, 1.2534, 1.2073, 0.00775

16.2633, 0.1222, 0.8077, 0.6539, 0.2482, 1.4253, 1.2073, 0.00776

17.1604, 0.5012, 0.7505, 0.6541, 0.2482, 1.5973, 1.2073, 0.00775

19.0210, 1.3134, 0.6271, 0.6545, 0.2483, 1.9657, 1.2073, 0.00769

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18791228

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 13.5058, WHICH IS 2.23 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 15.3734, WHICH IS 33.05 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 17.1551, WHICH IS 13.12 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 19.0159, WHICH IS 11.25 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 14:55:08 ON 01-08-2007