LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES - by BYRON W. SOULSBY, THEODORE, ACT

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 2006 SEPTEMBER 7

 

PARTIAL ECLIPSE

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

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 16.4215

Moon enters umbra (1C) 18.0454

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 18.5116 Magnitude 0.190

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 19.3738

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 21.0017

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

Latitude at PC1 is 43.24

Latitude at 1C is 70.75

Latitude at 4C is 57.45

Latitude at PC2 is 29.89

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

FOR PC1 23.014331, -7.224933,

FOR 1C 23.045056, -6.581524,

FOR 2C 23.063551, -6.442591,

FOR MID 23.063551, -6.442591,

FOR 3C 23.063551, -6.442591,

FOR 4C 23.082037, -6.303507,

FOR PC2 23.112704, -6.055086,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 06SEP7

 

TIME (H.MS)	X (D.DD)	Y (D.DD)	F2 (D.DD)	SC (D.DD)	C (D.DD)	F1 (D.DD)	LUNAR MOTION (D.DD/MINUTE)
16.4215	-0.6799	-1.4406	0.7743	0.2787	-21.5521	1.3142	0.00979
18.0454	0.0427	-1.0524	0.7745	0.2787	-21.6475	1.3142	0.00969
18.5116	0.4482	-0.8343	0.7745	0.2787	-21.6988	1.3142	0.00969
19.3738	0.8537	-0.6160	0.7746	0.2787	-21.7486	1.3142	0.00980
21.0017	1.5763	-0.2268	0.7747	0.2787	-21.8335	1.3142	0.00986

 

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 DELTA T (SEC)

16.4317, 61.91 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C DELTA T (SEC)

18.0642, 108.35 LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C DELTA T (SEC)

19.3718, 19.86 EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 DELTA T (SEC)

21.0002, 14.63 EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 10:37:23 ON 09-12-2003

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