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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 19461208

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 15.1146

Moon enters umbra (1C) 16.1011

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 17.1848

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 17.4801 Magnitude 1.170

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 18.1714

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 19.2551

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 20.2416

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

Latitude at PC1 is -7.60

Latitude at 1C is -15.21

Latitude at 2C is 46.53

Latitude at 3C is 61.48

Latitude at 4C is -29.31

Latitude at PC2 is -21.40

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 19461208

FOR PC1 4.515908, 22.460672,

FOR 1C 4.543729, 22.534555,

FOR 2C 4.574350, 23.023196,

FOR MID 4.590294, 23.061207,

FOR 3C 5.002246, 23.094970,

FOR 4C 5.032945, 23.181086,

FOR PC2 5.060900, 23.250670,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 19461208

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

15.1146, -1.5989, 0.0736, 0.7696, 0.2790, -5.1665, 1.3220, 0.00985

16.1011, -1.0313, 0.1913, 0.7696, 0.2791, -4.9157, 1.3220, 0.00987

17.1848, -0.3643, 0.3290, 0.7697, 0.2791, -4.6196, 1.3220, 0.00978

17.4801, -0.0801, 0.3876, 0.7698, 0.2791, -4.4931, 1.3220, 0.00979

18.1714, 0.2042, 0.4460, 0.7698, 0.2791, -4.3663, 1.3220, 0.00987

19.2551, 0.8716, 0.5828, 0.7699, 0.2791, -4.0674, 1.3220, 0.00986

20.2416, 1.4399, 0.6989, 0.7699, 0.2791, -3.8117, 1.3220, 0.00986

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 19461208

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 15.1149, WHICH IS 2.55 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 16.1021, WHICH IS 9.48 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS 17.1851, WHICH IS 3.82 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS 18.1641, WHICH IS 33.10 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 19.2539, WHICH IS 11.84 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 20.2401, WHICH IS 15.06 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 17:00:20 ON 01-08-2007