Solar eclipse of June 21, 1982

Solar eclipse of June 21, 1982
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Partial
Gamma -1.2102
Magnitude 0.6168
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 65.9S 13.2E
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 12:04:33
References
Saros 117 (67 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9470

A partial solar eclipse occurred on June 21, 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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Related eclipses

Solar eclipses of 1982-1985

This set of solar eclipses repeat approximately every 177 days and 4 hours at alternating nodes of the moon's orbit.

Note: Partial solar eclipses on January 25, 1982 and July 20, 1982 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1982-1985
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Map Saros Map
117
June 21, 1982
Partial
122
December 15, 1982
Partial
127
June 11, 1983
Total
132
December 4, 1983
Annular
137
May 30, 1984
Annular
142
November 22, 1984
Total
147
May 19, 1985
Partial
152
November 12, 1985
Total

Metonic series

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).

This series has 21 eclipse events between June 21, 1982 and June 21, 2058.

June 21 April 8-9 January 26 November 13-14 September 1-2
117 119 121 123 125

June 21, 1982

April 9, 1986

January 26, 1990

November 13, 1993

September 2, 1997
127 129 131 133 135

June 21, 2001

April 8, 2005

January 26, 2009

November 13, 2012

September 1, 2016
137 139 141 143 145

June 21, 2020

April 8, 2024

January 26, 2028

November 14, 2031

September 2, 2035
147 149 151 153 155

June 21, 2039

April 9, 2043

January 26, 2047

November 14, 2050

September 2, 2054
157

June 21, 2058

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