   Instant of          23:12:15 TDT     JD = 2800276.46700 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=22:4:7 UT)

Gamma = -0.5809            Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 0.9377             Lunation No. = 11809 
     Eclipse Type = A                  Saros Series = 178 
                                                 ΔT = 4087.9 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:   2954 Oct 17   23.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.3570270 -0.4698930 -9.5808697  0.5681460  0.0218990 168.679993 
  1   0.4527351 -0.2317142 -0.0143660  0.0000628  0.0000625  15.003470 
  2   0.0000309  0.0000716  0.0000020 -0.0000099 -0.0000099   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000051  0.0000028  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0046718        tan f2 = 0.0046485 

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 =  23.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  22:4:7 UT

Latitude:   40.4° S      Sun’s Altitude:    54.3°          Path Width = 279.8 km
Longitude: 175.0° W      Sun’s Azimuth:     35.9°    Central Duration = 06m03s 
