LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 2004 MAY 4

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 17.5048

Moon enters umbra (1C) 18.4811

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 19.5158

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 20.3011 Magnitude 1.310

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 21.0823

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 22.1210

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 23.0933

 

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

Latitude at PC1 is 4.74

Latitude at 1C is 10.74

Latitude at 2C is -33.32

Latitude at 3C is 48.12

Latitude at 4C is 24.84

Latitude at PC2 is 18.69

 

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

FOR PC1 14.420431 -15.541171

FOR 1C 14.442111 -16.080122

FOR 2C 14.465360 -16.231716

FOR MID 14.482517 -16.322275

FOR 3C 14.495691 -16.412602

FOR 4C 14.523047 -16.562778

FOR PC2 14.544907 -17.095347

 

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

17.5048, -1.5467, 0.3068, 0.7622, 0.2754, 16.1650, 1.3025, 0.00950

18.4811, -1.0344, 0.0911, 0.7625, 0.2754, 15.9897, 1.3025, 0.00953

19.5158, -0.4645, -0.1486, 0.7628, 0.2755, 15.7922, 1.3025, 0.00942

20.3011, -0.1229, -0.2920, 0.7630, 0.2756, 15.6725, 1.3025, 0.00943

21.0823, 0.2189, -0.4355, 0.7632, 0.2756, 15.5517, 1.3025, 0.00954

22.1210, 0.7898, -0.6748, 0.7634, 0.2757, 15.3477, 1.3025, 0.00952

23.0933, 1.3038, -0.8900, 0.7637, 0.2758, 15.1616, 1.3025, 0.00959

 

CORRECTED VALUES FOR TIMES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 DELTA T (SEC)

17.5054, 6.11 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C DELTA T (SEC)

18.4814, 2.93 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C DELTA T (SEC)

19.5207, 8.51 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C DELTA T (SEC)

21.0805, 18.07 EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C DELTA T (SEC)

22.1206, 3.44 EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 DELTA T (SEC)

23.0926, 6.93 EARLIER

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Produced by the Theodore Lunar Observatory 2003 February 16

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COMPUTED AT 04:17:38 ON 02-16-2003