   Instant of          05:02:16 TDT     JD = 2173578.71000 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=4:51:52 UT)

Gamma = 0.0988             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9175             Lunation No. = -9413 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 110 
                                                 ΔT = 623.6 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:   1238 Dec 08    5.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.0039770  0.1005300 -23.3789501  0.5755680  0.0292830 255.798843 
  1   0.4974528 -0.0753466 -0.0019020 -0.0000142 -0.0000141  14.996170 
  2   0.0000257  0.0001507  0.0000060 -0.0000099 -0.0000098   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000055  0.0000010  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0047574        tan f2 = 0.0047337 

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 =   5.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  4:51:52 UT

Latitude:   17.9° S      Sun’s Altitude:    84.4°          Path Width = 315.1 km
Longitude: 107.1° E      Sun’s Azimuth:    188.5°    Central Duration = 11m23s 
