LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 2005 APRIL 24

PENUMBRAL ECLIPSE

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 7.5136

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 9.5544 Magnitude 0.885

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 11.5953

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

Latitude at PC1 is 36.93

Latitude at PC2 is 51.12

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

FOR PC1 14.015826 -13.254265

FOR MID 14.062437 -13.545403

FOR PC2 14.104883 -14.242115

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

7.5136, -1.4441, -0.5005, 0.7139, 0.2626, 18.0702, 1.2555, 0.00877

9.5544, -0.4437, -0.9549, 0.7144, 0.2627, 17.8171, 1.2555, 0.00872

11.5953, 0.5459, -1.4176, 0.7152, 0.2630, 17.5603, 1.2555, 0.00892

 

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

 

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 DELTA T (SEC)

7.5144, 8.77 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 DELTA T (SEC)

11.5930, 23.24 EARLIER

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Produced by the Theodore Lunar Observatory 2003 September 26

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COMPUTED AT 16:29:26 ON 02-27-2003