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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 19451219

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 23.3825

Moon enters umbra (1C) 0.3733

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 1.4029

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 2.2021 Magnitude 1.349

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 3.0013

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 4.0309

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 5.0217

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

Latitude at PC1 is 17.34

Latitude at 1C is 23.34

Latitude at 2C is -44.23

Latitude at 3C is -28.97

Latitude at 4C is 9.06

Latitude at PC2 is 3.31

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 19451219

FOR PC1 5.390841, 22.551346,

FOR 1C 5.414603, 22.594920,

FOR 2C 5.443386, 23.043176,

FOR MID 5.462024, 23.072496,

FOR 3C 5.480666, 23.101365,

FOR 4C 5.505467, 23.143063,

FOR PC2 5.533261, 23.182179,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 19451219

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

-0.2135, -1.5071, -0.4764, 0.7533, 0.2747, -0.5641, 1.3053, 0.00953

0.3733, -0.9438, -0.4060, 0.7530, 0.2747, -0.3004, 1.3053, 0.00953

1.4029, -0.3445, -0.3315, 0.7527, 0.2746, -0.0201, 1.3053, 0.00949

2.2021, 0.0350, -0.2845, 0.7525, 0.2745, 0.1573, 1.3053, 0.00949

3.0013, 0.4144, -0.2377, 0.7522, 0.2745, 0.3346, 1.3053, 0.00952

4.0309, 1.0128, -0.1641, 0.7519, 0.2744, 0.6140, 1.3053, 0.00951

5.0217, 1.5748, -0.0954, 0.7516, 0.2743, 0.8763, 1.3053, 0.00960

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 19451219

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 23.3838, WHICH IS 12.44 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 0.3747, WHICH IS 13.70 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS 1.4030, WHICH IS 1.35 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS 3.0001, WHICH IS 12.67 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 4.0301, WHICH IS 7.66 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 5.0214, WHICH IS 3.00 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 16:59:41 ON 01-08-2007