   Instant of          13:45:40 TDT     JD = 2559898.07300 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=13:33:54 UT)

Gamma = 0.8888             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9689             Lunation No. = 3669 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 159 
                                                 ΔT = 705.6 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:   2296 Aug 29   14.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0   0.3674190  0.8190400  8.9451504  0.5570100  0.0108180  29.730419 
  1   0.5058457 -0.1460784 -0.0145190 -0.0001090 -0.0001084  15.004490 
  2  -0.0000158 -0.0000919 -0.0000020 -0.0000105 -0.0000104   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000064  0.0000018  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0046264        tan f2 = 0.0046033 

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 =  14.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  13:33:54 UT

Latitude:   66.6° N      Sun’s Altitude:    26.9°          Path Width = 244.8 km
Longitude:  15.0° E      Sun’s Azimuth:    223.2°    Central Duration = 02m20s 
