LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 2005 OCTOBER 17

PARTIAL ECLIPSE

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 9.5133

Moon enters umbra (1C) 11.3416

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 12.0322 Magnitude 0.067

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 12.3227

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 14.1510

 

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

Latitude at PC1 is -31.53

Latitude at 1C is -67.43

Latitude at 4C is -81.66

Latitude at PC2 is -45.64

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

FOR PC1 1.231166 9.393937

FOR 1C 1.265189 10.071491

FOR MID 1.275430 10.150161

FOR 4C 1.285674 10.224738

FOR PC2 1.323750 10.500480

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

 

9.5133, -1.5179, 0.3062, 0.7346, 0.2688, -20.2979, 1.2791, 0.00909

11.3416, -0.6783, 0.7374, 0.7339, 0.2686, -20.1589, 1.2791, 0.00884

12.0322, -0.4407, 0.8593, 0.7337, 0.2686, -20.1187, 1.2791, 0.00884

12.3227, -0.2032, 0.9810, 0.7336, 0.2685, -20.0780, 1.2791, 0.00907

14.1510, 0.6350, 1.4103, 0.7328, 0.2683, -19.9311, 1.2791, 0.00921

 

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 DELTA T (SEC)

9.5152, 18.88 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C DELTA T (SEC)

11.3423, 6.53 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C DELTA T (SEC)

12.3054, 93.15 EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 DELTA T (SEC)

14.1409, 61.63 EARLIER

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Produced by the Theodore Lunar Observatory 2003 September 25

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COMPUTED AT 12:33:05 ON 02-27-2003