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

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 19680413

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 2.1105

Moon enters umbra (1C) 3.0955

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 4.2225

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 4.4723 Magnitude 1.118

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 5.1221

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 6.2452

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 7.2341

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

Latitude at PC1 is 8.45

Latitude at 1C is 16.84

Latitude at 2C is -52.82

Latitude at 3C is -67.50

Latitude at 4C is 31.12

Latitude at PC2 is 22.60

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 19680413

FOR PC1 13.193934, -8.414374,

FOR 1C 13.215194, -8.583421,

FOR 2C 13.243574, -9.191621,

FOR MID 13.253224, -9.262298,

FOR 3C 13.262879, -9.332926,

FOR 4C 13.291330, -9.540438,

FOR PC2 13.312709, -10.104328,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 19680413

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

2.1105, -1.5498, 0.3254, 0.7648, 0.2764, 20.4571, 1.3078, 0.00966

3.0955, -1.0402, 0.0614, 0.7651, 0.2765, 20.3765, 1.3078, 0.00968

4.2225, -0.4116, -0.2641, 0.7654, 0.2766, 20.2742, 1.3078, 0.00953

4.4723, -0.1949, -0.3762, 0.7654, 0.2766, 20.2383, 1.3078, 0.00954

5.1221, 0.0217, -0.4883, 0.7655, 0.2766, 20.2020, 1.3078, 0.00969

6.2452, 0.6512, -0.8137, 0.7658, 0.2767, 20.0944, 1.3078, 0.00968

7.2341, 1.1622, -1.0777, 0.7660, 0.2768, 20.0048, 1.3078, 0.00977

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 19680413

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 2.1111, WHICH IS 6.13 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 3.0957, WHICH IS 1.90 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS 4.2233, WHICH IS 7.43 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS 5.1149, WHICH IS 32.35 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 6.2446, WHICH IS 5.57 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 7.2339, WHICH IS 1.65 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 17:03:16 ON 01-08-2007