   Instant of          15:02:44 TDT     JD = 2442041.12700 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=15:02:-0 UT)

Gamma = 0.4171             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9174             Lunation No. = -322 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 141 
                                                 ΔT = 44.4 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:   1973 Dec 24   15.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.0731230  0.4112770 -23.4166107  0.5751600  0.0288770  45.086750 
  1   0.4998899  0.0608512  0.0007080  0.0000267  0.0000266  14.996150 
  2  -0.0000201  0.0001395  0.0000060 -0.0000099 -0.0000098   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000056 -0.0000008  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0047552        tan f2 = 0.0047315 

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 =  15.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  15:02:-0 UT

Latitude:    1.1° N      Sun’s Altitude:    65.3°          Path Width = 344.5 km
Longitude:  48.5° W      Sun’s Azimuth:    173.6°    Central Duration = 12m02s 
