Solar eclipse of July 20, 1982 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.2886 |
Magnitude | 0.4643 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 68.6N 64.2E |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 18:44:44 |
References | |
Saros | 155 (4 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9469 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 20, 1982. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
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This set of solar eclipses repeat approximately every 177 days and 4 hours at alternating nodes of the moon's orbit.
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |||
120 | February 26, 1979 Total |
125 | August 22, 1979 Annular |
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130 | February 16, 1980 Total |
135 | August 10, 1980 Annular |
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140 | February 4, 1981 Annular |
145 | July 31, 1981 Total |
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150 | January 25, 1982 Partial |
155 | July 20, 1982 Partial |
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Partial solar eclipses on June 21, 1982 and December 15, 1982 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set. |