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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 19500926

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 1.1957

Moon enters umbra (1C) 2.3129

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 3.5352

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 4.1643 Magnitude 1.083

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 4.3934

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 6.0157

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 7.1329

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

Latitude at PC1 is -7.72

Latitude at 1C is -16.94

Latitude at 2C is 56.93

Latitude at 3C is 71.51

Latitude at 4C is -31.47

Latitude at PC2 is -22.24

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 19500926

FOR PC1 0.030466, 0.352739,

FOR 1C 0.051591, 0.532598,

FOR 2C 0.074692, 1.140639,

FOR MID 0.082880, 1.195027,

FOR 3C 0.091068, 1.253401,

FOR 4C 0.114153, 1.461170,

FOR PC2 0.135248, 2.040506,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 19500926

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

1.1957, -1.4249, -0.3601, 0.6747, 0.2524, -21.9090, 1.2160, 0.00798

2.3129, -0.9228, -0.0801, 0.6744, 0.2523, -21.9059, 1.2160, 0.00799

3.5352, -0.3451, 0.2421, 0.6739, 0.2521, -21.8998, 1.2160, 0.00787

4.1643, -0.1849, 0.3314, 0.6738, 0.2521, -21.8976, 1.2160, 0.00786

4.3934, -0.0248, 0.4207, 0.6737, 0.2521, -21.8953, 1.2160, 0.00797

6.0157, 0.5520, 0.7423, 0.6732, 0.2520, -21.8850, 1.2160, 0.00796

7.1329, 1.0525, 1.0212, 0.6728, 0.2519, -21.8738, 1.2160, 0.00803

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 19500926

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 1.2023, WHICH IS 26.16 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 2.3140, WHICH IS 10.32 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS 3.5416, WHICH IS 24.05 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS 4.3734, WHICH IS 120.29 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 6.0129, WHICH IS 28.05 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 7.1326, WHICH IS 2.53 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 16:35:45 ON 03-11-2008