   Instant of          04:26:24 TDT     JD = 1728345.68500 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=1:34:10 UT)

Gamma = -0.0425            Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9589             Lunation No. = -24490 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 71 
                                                 ΔT = 10334.0 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:   19 Dec 15    4.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.2313650 -0.0507340 -23.4156799  0.5626130  0.0163930 240.376434 
  1   0.5291065  0.0186091 -0.0027990  0.0001240  0.0001234  14.996260 
  2  -0.0000142  0.0001680  0.0000060 -0.0000109 -0.0000108   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000068 -0.0000003  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0047576        tan f2 = 0.0047339 

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 =   4.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  1:34:10 UT

Latitude:   26.0° S      Sun’s Altitude:    87.4°          Path Width = 149.7 km
Longitude: 156.3° E      Sun’s Azimuth:    358.1°    Central Duration = 04m47s 
