   Instant of          15:23:56 TDT     JD = 2699400.14200 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=14:45:4 UT)

Gamma = 0.2782             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9492             Lunation No. = 8393 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 156 
                                                 ΔT = 2332.3 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:   2678 Aug 09   15.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.0752120  0.3356750 15.5372000  0.5652430  0.0190100  43.319881 
  1   0.4655368 -0.2013862 -0.0116070  0.0000444  0.0000442  15.002800 
  2  -0.0000393 -0.0000946 -0.0000030 -0.0000097 -0.0000097   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000052  0.0000024  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0046070        tan f2 = 0.0045840 

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:  14:45:4 UT

Latitude:   30.4° N      Sun’s Altitude:    73.7°          Path Width = 193.7 km
Longitude:  32.2° W      Sun’s Azimuth:    206.0°    Central Duration = 05m30s 
