A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10, 1982, the first of three lunar eclipses in 1982. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 17 minutes 39.5 seconds, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 33.103% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 24 minutes in total.[1]
Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
Date | 9 January 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
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Gamma | −0.29158 | ||||||||||||||||
Magnitude | 1.33103 | ||||||||||||||||
Saros cycle | 124 (47 of 74) | ||||||||||||||||
Totality | 77 minutes, 39.5 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Partiality | 203 minutes, 51.8 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Penumbral | 319 minutes, 13.4 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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It was completely visible over Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, seen rising over North Atlantic Ocean, and setting over North Pacific Ocean.
There were seven eclipses in 1982, the maximum possible, including 4 partial solar eclipses: January 25, July 20, June 21, and December 15.
Lunar eclipse series sets from 1980–1984 | ||||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
109 | 1980 Jul 27 |
Penumbral |
1.41391 | 114 | 1981 Jan 20 |
Penumbral |
−1.01421 | |
119 | 1981 Jul 17 |
Partial |
0.70454 | 124 | 1982 Jan 09 |
Total |
−0.29158 | |
129 | 1982 Jul 06 |
Total |
−0.05792 | 134 | 1982 Dec 30 |
Total |
0.37579 | |
139 | 1983 Jun 25 |
Partial |
−0.81520 | 144 | 1983 Dec 20 |
Penumbral |
1.07468 | |
149 | 1984 Jun 13 |
Penumbral |
−1.52403 | |||||
Last set | 1980 Aug 26 | Last set | 1980 Mar 13 | |||||
Next set | 1984 May 15 | Next set | 1984 Nov 08 |
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 131.
January 4, 1973 | January 15, 1991 |
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