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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 19590324

PARTIAL ECLIPSE

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 17.5532

Moon enters umbra (1C) 19.1556

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 20.1125 Magnitude 0.271

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 21.0655

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 22.2719

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

Latitude at PC1 is 41.15

Latitude at 1C is 65.94

Latitude at 4C is 51.76

Latitude at PC2 is 26.93

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 19590324

FOR PC1 12.061411, -1.461606,

FOR 1C 12.092275, -2.014760,

FOR 2C 12.113307, -2.123022,

FOR 4C 12.134350, -2.231247,

FOR PC2 12.165266, -2.384220,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 19590324

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

17.5532, -1.5127, -0.4404, 0.7556, 0.2744, 24.9226, 1.3020, 0.00954

19.1556, -0.7779, -0.6769, 0.7560, 0.2745, 24.9150, 1.3020, 0.00952

20.1125, -0.2702, -0.8401, 0.7563, 0.2746, 24.9070, 1.3020, 0.00953

21.0655, 0.2378, -1.0033, 0.7566, 0.2747, 24.8967, 1.3020, 0.00956

22.2719, 0.9743, -1.2397, 0.7570, 0.2748, 24.8777, 1.3020, 0.00949

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 19590324

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 17.5540, WHICH IS 8.24 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 19.1559, WHICH IS 3.18 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 21.0625, WHICH IS 30.34 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 22.2712, WHICH IS 6.53 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 17:02:10 ON 01-08-2007