   Instant of          15:01:45 TDT     JD = 2538577.12600 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=14:52:46 UT)

Gamma = -0.7772            Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 1.0475             Lunation No. = 2947 
     Eclipse Type = T                  Saros Series = 152 
                                                 ΔT = 538.8 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:   2238 Apr 15   15.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0   0.1953440 -0.7524090  9.7878399  0.5366140 -0.0094760  44.967159 
  1   0.5548962  0.1569291  0.0145190 -0.0000702 -0.0000699  15.003780 
  2   0.0000160 -0.0000155 -0.0000020 -0.0000126 -0.0000126   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000091 -0.0000025  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0046653        tan f2 = 0.0046421 

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:  14:52:46 UT

Latitude:   39.3° S      Sun’s Altitude:    38.7°          Path Width = 249.6 km
Longitude:  27.3° W      Sun’s Azimuth:    339.8°    Central Duration = 03m49s 
