   Instant of          09:03:08 TDT     JD = 2678433.87700 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=8:29:20 UT)

Gamma = 0.4080             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9260             Lunation No. = 7683 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 159 
                                                 ΔT = 2028.4 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:   2621 Mar 15    9.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.2210020  0.3439910 -2.1669099  0.5723820  0.0261140 312.921600 
  1   0.4414481  0.2449919  0.0158930 -0.0000337 -0.0000335  15.003760 
  2   0.0000074 -0.0000007  0.0000000 -0.0000099 -0.0000098   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000049 -0.0000029  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0047154        tan f2 = 0.0046920 

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 =   9.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  8:29:20 UT

Latitude:   18.9° N      Sun’s Altitude:    65.8°          Path Width = 301.1 km
Longitude:  42.7° E      Sun’s Azimuth:    149.3°    Central Duration = 08m20s 
