   Instant of          22:12:57 TDT     JD = 999590.42600 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=9:28:24 UT)

Gamma = -0.9053            Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9215             Lunation No. = -49168 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 22 
                                                 ΔT = 45873.2 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:   -1976 Sep 23   22.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.5321200 -0.7406180  6.3769002  0.5715150  0.0252510 150.449341 
  1   0.4454417 -0.2447961 -0.0158980 -0.0000515 -0.0000513  15.003270 
  2   0.0000106 -0.0000059 -0.0000020 -0.0000100 -0.0000100   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000050  0.0000029  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0047314        tan f2 = 0.0047079 

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 =  22.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  9:28:24 UT

Latitude:   48.2° S      Sun’s Altitude:    24.8°          Path Width = 677.9 km
Longitude:   2.8° W      Sun’s Azimuth:     45.6°    Central Duration = 07m10s 
