   Instant of          15:33:30 TDT     JD = 1812744.14800 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=13:18:14 UT)

Gamma = 0.2892             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9781             Lunation No. = -21632 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 74 
                                                 ΔT = 8115.7 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:   251 Jan 09   16.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0   0.2253480  0.2996060 -22.2503605  0.5568860  0.0106950  57.221729 
  1   0.5395086  0.0242938  0.0060160  0.0001093  0.0001087  14.997320 
  2  -0.0000338  0.0001395  0.0000060 -0.0000113 -0.0000112   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000073 -0.0000002  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0047431        tan f2 = 0.0047195 

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:  13:18:14 UT

Latitude:    5.5° S      Sun’s Altitude:    73.2°          Path Width = 81.6 km
Longitude:  17.4° W      Sun’s Azimuth:    177.6°    Central Duration = 02m38s 
