LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES - by BYRON W. SOULSBY, THEODORE, ACT
PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE OF
2007 MARCH 3
PRIME CONTACT TIMES (H.MS) in U.T.
Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 20.1624
Moon enters umbra (1C) 21.2959
Total Eclipse begins (2C) 22.4341
Middle of Eclipse (MID) 23.2051 Magnitude 1.238
Total Eclipse ends (3C) 23.5800
Moon leaves umbra (4C) 1.1142
Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 2.2517
LUNAR LATITUDES AT PRIME CONTACTS in D.DD, - S, + N
Latitude at PC1 is -18.87
Latitude at 1C is -25.98
Latitude at 2C is 52.45
Latitude at 3C is 38.09
Latitude at 4C is -11.31
Latitude at PC2 is -4.14
VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE
FOR PC1 10.522043, 7.391622,
FOR 1C 10.543298, 7.220210,
FOR 2C 10.564550, 7.044452,
FOR MID 10.575223, 6.560063,
FOR 3C 10.585890, 6.471629,
FOR 4C 11.011095, 6.295522,
FOR PC2 11.032257, 6.123414,
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)
20.1624
-1.1157
0.9270
0.6545
0.2477
20.7238
1.2025
0.00759
21.2959
-0.6160
0.6585
0.6542
0.2477
20.8165
1.2025
0.00759
22.4341
-0.1158
0.3896
0.6540
0.2476
20.9080
1.2025
0.00747
23.2051
0.1363
0.2540
0.6538
0.2476
20.9537
1.2025
0.00747
23.5800
0.3883
0.1184
0.6537
0.2475
20.9990
1.2025
0.00758
1.1142
0.8878
-0.1505
0.6535
0.2475
21.0880
1.2025
0.00757
2.2517
1.3861
-0.4189
0.6532
0.2474
21.1754
1.2025
0.00770
CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS
VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102
ILEE TIME FOR PC1 DELTA T (SEC)
20.1628, 4.13 LATER
ILEE TIME FOR 1C DELTA T (SEC)
21.3001, 1.72 LATER
ILEE TIME FOR 2C DELTA T (SEC)
22.4410,
28.77 LATER
ILEE TIME FOR 3C DELTA T (SEC)
23.5752, 8.55 EARLIER
ILEE TIME FOR 4C DELTA T (SEC)
1.1136, 5.58 EARLIER
ILEE TIME FOR PC2 DELTA T (SEC)
2.2509, 8.36 EARLIER
COMPUTED AT 10:47:43 ON 09-10-2003