   Instant of          03:24:08 TDT     JD = 2436666.64200 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=03:23:35 UT)

Gamma = -0.4546            Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9401             Lunation No. = -504 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 138 
                                                 ΔT = 32.8 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:   1959 Apr 08    3.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.0654970 -0.4943210  6.8869801  0.5677580  0.0215130 224.459457 
  1   0.4876475  0.1463595  0.0152970  0.0000621  0.0000617  15.004120 
  2   0.0000054 -0.0000214 -0.0000020 -0.0000099 -0.0000099   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000056 -0.0000016  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0046706        tan f2 = 0.0046474 

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 =   3.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  03:23:35 UT

Latitude:   19.1° S      Sun’s Altitude:    62.8°          Path Width = 247.5 km
Longitude: 137.6° E      Sun’s Azimuth:    342.5°    Central Duration = 07m26s 
