   Instant of          15:41:31 TDT     JD = 1253996.15400 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=7:11:59 UT)

Gamma = 0.0446             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9596             Lunation No. = -40553 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 28 
                                                 ΔT = 30571.9 s

Lunar Radius   k1 = 0.272488 (Penumbra)        Shift in      Δb =  0.00"
 Constants:    k2 = 0.272281 (Umbra)       Lunar Position:   Δl =  0.00"


Polynomial Besselian Elements for:   -1279 Apr 03   16.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0   0.1368460  0.0916780  0.5738600  0.5623440  0.0161250  58.726299 
  1   0.4891101  0.1598336  0.0158100  0.0000686  0.0000683  15.005590 
  2  -0.0000138 -0.0000109  0.0000000 -0.0000100 -0.0000100   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000058 -0.0000018  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0046190        tan f2 = 0.0045960 

At time t1 (decimal hours), each Besselian element is evaluated by:

a = a0 + a1*t + a2*t2 + a3*t3  

where: a = x, y, d, l1, l2, or μ; t = t1 - t0 (decimal hours), and t0 =  16.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  7:11:59 UT

Latitude:    3.0° N      Sun’s Altitude:    87.4°          Path Width = 147.0 km
Longitude:  72.8° E      Sun’s Azimuth:    162.0°    Central Duration = 04m58s 
