   Instant of          21:48:07 TDT     JD = 2596456.40800 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=21:30:45 UT)

Gamma = 0.1493             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9375             Lunation No. = 4907 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 150 
                                                 ΔT = 1041.9 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:   2396 Oct 02   22.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0   0.1598420  0.0824850 -4.0108299  0.5690580  0.0228060 152.693436 
  1   0.4432748 -0.2439723 -0.0154190  0.0000337  0.0000335  15.004450 
  2   0.0000000  0.0000185  0.0000010 -0.0000098 -0.0000098   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000049  0.0000029  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0046650        tan f2 = 0.0046417 

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 =  22.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  21:30:45 UT

Latitude:    3.5° N      Sun’s Altitude:    81.4°          Path Width = 234.5 km
Longitude: 141.2° W      Sun’s Azimuth:    208.7°    Central Duration = 07m12s 
