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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 19491007

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 23.5003

Moon enters umbra (1C) 1.0439

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 2.1932

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 2.5627 Magnitude 1.229

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 3.3322

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 4.4815

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 6.0252

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

Latitude at PC1 is 18.92

Latitude at 1C is 26.27

Latitude at 2C is -53.46

Latitude at 3C is -38.65

Latitude at 4C is 11.63

Latitude at PC2 is 4.31

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 19491007

FOR PC1 0.445107, 4.211737,

FOR 1C 0.470131, 4.384300,

FOR 2C 0.491214, 4.561103,

FOR MID 0.501666, 5.044699,

FOR 3C 0.512121, 5.132252,

FOR 4C 0.533225, 5.304707,

FOR PC2 0.554291, 5.480576,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 19491007

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

-0.0957, -1.0961, -0.9284, 0.6470, 0.2452, -21.4260, 1.1911, 0.00750

1.0439, -0.6020, -0.6585, 0.6470, 0.2452, -21.3779, 1.1911, 0.00750

2.1932, -0.1059, -0.3876, 0.6469, 0.2452, -21.3277, 1.1911, 0.00745

2.5627, 0.1386, -0.2541, 0.6469, 0.2451, -21.3022, 1.1911, 0.00745

3.3322, 0.3831, -0.1207, 0.6469, 0.2451, -21.2761, 1.1911, 0.00750

4.4815, 0.8791, 0.1501, 0.6468, 0.2451, -21.2218, 1.1911, 0.00750

6.0252, 1.3731, 0.4197, 0.6468, 0.2451, -21.1657, 1.1911, 0.00755

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 19491007

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 23.5015, WHICH IS 12.77 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 1.0447, WHICH IS 7.93 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS 2.2113, WHICH IS 100.36 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS 3.3252, WHICH IS 29.57 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 4.4756, WHICH IS 19.07 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 6.0223, WHICH IS 28.89 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 17:00:39 ON 01-08-2007