Solar eclipse of July 20, 1982
| Solar eclipse of July 20, 1982 | |
|---|---|
Map
|
|
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.2886 |
| Magnitude | 0.4643 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 68°36′N 64°12′E / 68.6°N 64.2°E |
| 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 partly 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.
Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
...
Wikipedia