LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES

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PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 2004 OCTOBER 28

LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 0.0534

Moon enters umbra (1C) 1.1426

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 2.2326

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 3.0404 Magnitude 1.313

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 3.4443

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 4.5343

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 6.0234

 

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

Latitude at PC1 is -2.78

Latitude at 1C is -8.87

Latitude at 2C is 30.90

Latitude at 3C is -46.75

Latitude at 4C is -24.20

Latitude at PC2 is -18.01

 

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

FOR PC1 2.043964 12.462316

FOR 1C 2.065569 13.015578

FOR 2C 2.091218 13.172491

FOR MID 2.103265 13.262975

FOR 3C 2.115319 13.353271

FOR 4C 2.141006 13.505006

FOR PC2 2.162683 14.060012

 

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

0.0534, -1.4315, -0.3828, 0.6802, 0.2545, -17.9859, 1.2266, 0.00804

1.1426, -0.9228, -0.1422, 0.6798, 0.2544, -17.8424, 1.2266, 0.00803

2.2326, -0.4135, 0.0985, 0.6794, 0.2543, -17.6987, 1.2266, 0.00794

3.0404, -0.1136, 0.2401, 0.6791, 0.2542, -17.6140, 1.2266, 0.00794

3.4443, 0.1861, 0.3816, 0.6789, 0.2541, -17.5294, 1.2266, 0.00802

4.5343, 0.6946, 0.6213, 0.6785, 0.2540, -17.3856, 1.2266, 0.00801

6.0234, 1.2017, 0.8601, 0.6781, 0.2539, -17.2422, 1.2266, 0.00818

 

CORRECTED VALUES OF TIMES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 DELTA T (SEC)

0.0556, 22.03 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C DELTA T (SEC)

1.1441, 14.29 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C DELTA T (SEC)

2.2346, 20.59 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C DELTA T (SEC)

3.4349, 54.50 EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C DELTA T (SEC)

4.5335, 7.30 EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 DELTA T (SEC)

6.0216, 18.10 EARLIER

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Produced by the Theodore Lunar Observatory, 2002 February 16

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COMPUTED AT 04:19:19 ON 02-16-2003