LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES
PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 2003 MAY 16
PRIME CONTACT
TIME (H.MS) in U.T.
Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 1.0522
Moon enters umbra (1C)
2.0247
Total Eclipse begins (2C) 3.1342
Middle of Eclipse (MID)
3.4009
Magnitude 1.135
Total Eclipse ends (3C) 4.0635
Moon leaves umbra (4C)
5.1731
Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 6.1456
LUNAR LATITUDES AT PRIME CONTACTS in D.DD, - S, + N
Latitude at PC1 is
-22.39
Latitude at 1C is
-30.80
Latitude at 2C is
65.50
Latitude at 3C is
-50.33
Latitude at 4C is
-16.32
Latitude at PC2 is
-8.05
VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 2003 MAY 16
FOR PC1
15.241283 -18.024529
FOR 1C
15.263734
-18.150078
FOR 2C
15.293625
-18.295900
FOR MID
15.304309
-18.353201
FOR 3C
15.314999
-18.410292
FOR 4C
15.344973
-18.554281
FOR PC2
15.371560 -19.072711
FOR ECLIPSE OF 2003 MAY 16
|
TIME (H.MS) |
X |
Y |
F2 |
SC |
C |
F1(D.DD) |
LUNAR MOTION (D.DD/MIN) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.0522 |
-1.3030 |
0.9129 |
0.7745 |
0.2785 |
12.7910 |
1.3123 |
0.00972 |
|
2.0247 |
-0.7672 |
0.7212 |
0.7744 |
0.2784 |
12.6090 |
1.3123 |
0.00976 |
|
3.1342 |
-0.1053 |
0.4848 |
0.7743 |
0.2784 |
12.3819 |
1.3123 |
0.00951 |
|
3.4009 |
0.1415 |
0.3967 |
0.7743 |
0.2784 |
12.2966 |
1.3123 |
0.00951 |
|
4.0635 |
0.3882 |
0.3087 |
0.7742 |
0.2784 |
12.2110 |
1.3123 |
0.00975 |
|
5.1731 |
1.0499 |
0.0729 |
0.7741 |
0.2783 |
11.9796 |
1.3123 |
0.00971 |
|
6.1456 |
1.5855 |
-0.1178 |
0.7739 |
0.2783 |
11.7906 |
1.3123 |
0.00993 |
CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 2003 MAY 16
VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS
102
ILEE TIME FOR PC1 DELTA T (SEC)
1.0528,
6.77 LATER
ILEE TIME FOR 1C DELTA T (SEC)
2.0248,
1.46 LATER
ILEE TIME FOR 2C DELTA T (SEC)
3.1413,
31.40 LATER
ILEE TIME FOR 3C DELTA T (SEC)
4.0631,
4.83 EARLIER
ILEE TIME FOR 4C DELTA T (SEC)
5.1728,
2.37 EARLIER
ILEE
TIME FOR PC2
DELTA T (SEC)
6.1453,
2.48 EARLIER
COMPUTED AT 14:17:48 ON
12-04-2001