LUNAL ECLIPSE DECEMBER 21, 2010

Total Lunar Eclipse of 2010 Dec 21
Ecliptic Conjunction = 08:14:33.1 TD ( = 08:13:26.0 UT )
Greatest Eclipse = 08:18:03.7 TD ( = 08:16:56.6 UT )
Penumbral Magnitude = 2.2807 P. Radius = 1.2538° Gamma = 0.3214
Umbral Magnitude = 1.2561 U. Radius = 0.7118° Axis = 0.3119°
Saros Series = 125 Member = 48 of 72
Ecliptic
N
S
E W
P1
U1
U2
U3 Greatest
U4
P4
Earth´s Penumbra
Earth´s Umbra
Sun at Greatest Eclipse
(Geocentric Coordinates)
R.A. = 17h57m09.6s
Dec. = -23°26'09.9"
S.D. = 00°16'15.5"
H.P. = 00°00'08.9"
Moon at Greatest Eclipse
(Geocentric Coordinates)
R.A. = 05h57m17.3s
Dec. = +23°44'47.8"
S.D. = 00°15'52.1"
H.P. = 00°58'14.3"
Eclipse Durations
Penumbral = 05h35m14s
Umbral = 03h28m43s
Total = 01h12m21s
Eclipse Contacts
P1 = 05:29:17 UT
U1 = 06:32:37 UT
U2 = 07:40:47 UT
U3 = 08:53:08 UT
U4 = 10:01:20 UT
P4 = 11:04:31 UT
!T = 67 s
Rule = CdT (Danjon)
Eph. = VSOP87/ELP2000-85
Arc-Minutes
0 15 30 45 60
F. Espenak, NASA’s GSFC
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
180° W 120° W 60° W 0° 60° E 120° E 180° E
Longitude
60° S