   Instant of          23:49:56 TDT     JD = 1815697.49300 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=21:35:57 UT)

Gamma = 0.4715             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9302             Lunation No. = -21532 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 83 
                                                 ΔT = 8038.5 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:   259 Feb 09    0.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.1186690  0.4641570 -14.6380701  0.5709060  0.0246450 175.748138 
  1   0.4611253  0.2108032  0.0129050  0.0000423  0.0000421  15.001500 
  2  -0.0000380  0.0000599  0.0000030 -0.0000099 -0.0000099   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000051 -0.0000025  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0047087        tan f2 = 0.0046853 

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 =   0.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  21:35:57 UT

Latitude:   11.1° N      Sun’s Altitude:    61.8°          Path Width = 292.4 km
Longitude: 151.2° W      Sun’s Azimuth:    155.9°    Central Duration = 08m33s 
