LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES

 

                   PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 2003 NOVEMBER 9

 

 

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

 

            Moon enters penumbra (PC1)         22.1507

            Moon enters umbra (1C)             23.3228

            Total Eclipse begins (2C)           1.0600

            Middle of Eclipse (MID)             1.1834          Magnitude  1.023

            Total Eclipse ends (3C)             1.3107

            Moon leaves umbra (4C)              3.0439

            Moon leaves penumbra (PC2)          4.2200

 

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

 

            Latitude at PC1 is                 23.06

            Latitude at 1C is                  33.35

            Latitude at 2C is                 -83.85

            Latitude at 3C is                  68.52

            Latitude at 4C is                  18.33

            Latitude at PC2 is                  8.10

 

             VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 2003 NOVEMBER 9

 

             FOR PC1      2.494680     15.453433   

             FOR 1C       2.521432     16.000531   

             FOR 2C       2.551313     16.172980   

             FOR MID      2.553716     16.194922   

             FOR 3C       2.560120     16.220847   

             FOR 4C       2.590062     16.392060   

             FOR PC2      3.012935     16.532663   

 

             FOR ECLIPSE OF 2003 NOVEMBER 9

 

            

TIME

(H.MS)

X

Y

F2

SC

C

F1(D.DD)

LUNAR MOTION

(D.DD/MIN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-1.4453

-1.1328

-0.8902

0.6461

0.2456

-15.1775

1.1949

0.00745

-0.2732

-0.5925

-0.6663

0.6460

0.2455

-15.0456

1.1949

0.00747

1.0600

0.0609

-0.3958

0.6459

0.2455

-14.8823

1.1949

0.00695

1.1834

0.1486

-0.3595

0.6459

0.2455

-14.8600

1.1949

0.00695

1.3107

0.2363

-0.3233

0.6459

0.2455

-14.8377

1.1949

0.00747

3.0439

0.8896

-0.0534

0.6457

0.2455

-14.6691

1.1949

0.00745

4.2200

1.4298

0.1695

0.6456

0.2454

-14.5264

1.1949

0.00759

 

 

      CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 2003 NOVEMBER 9

 

                    VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS  102

 

             ILEE TIME FOR PC1,     DELTA T (SEC)

            22.1520,                12.98    LATER

             ILEE TIME FOR 1C,      DELTA T (SEC)

            23.3236,                 7.73    LATER

             ILEE TIME FOR 2C,      DELTA T (SEC)

             1.0730,                89.82    LATER

             ILEE TIME FOR 3C,      DELTA T (SEC)

             1.3045,                21.72    EARLIER

             ILEE TIME FOR 4C,      DELTA T (SEC)

             3.0434,                 5.28    EARLIER

             ILEE TIME FOR PC2,     DELTA T (SEC)

             4.2150,                 9.98    EARLIER

 

COMPUTED AT 22:00:18 ON 12-04-2001