   Instant of          11:43:36 TDT     JD = 996814.98900 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=22:55:59 UT)

Gamma = -0.9310            Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 1.0259             Lunation No. = -49262 
     Eclipse Type = T                  Saros Series = 18 
                                                 ΔT = 46057.3 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:   -1983 Feb 17   12.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0   0.3306790 -0.8839350 -17.4785995  0.5408320 -0.0052790 355.507416 
  1   0.5565749  0.1088242  0.0114200 -0.0001081 -0.0001076  15.001380 
  2  -0.0000251  0.0001676  0.0000040 -0.0000122 -0.0000122   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000087 -0.0000016  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0046664        tan f2 = 0.0046432 

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 =  12.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  22:55:59 UT

Latitude:   79.1° S      Sun’s Altitude:    20.9°          Path Width = 246.5 km
Longitude:  89.1° W      Sun’s Azimuth:    286.5°    Central Duration = 01m30s 
