December 1982 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, December 30, 1982, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1822. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring only about 10.5 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
This was a supermoon since perigee was on the same day. It was also a blue moon, the second full moon of December for the Eastern Hemisphere where the previous full moon was on December 1. Since total lunar eclipses are also known as blood moons, this combination is known as a super blue blood moon.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible over north and northeast Asia, western and central North America, and the central Pacific Ocean, seen rising over northern Europe, much of Asia, and Australia and setting over eastern North America and western South America.Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Parameter | Value |
| Penumbral Magnitude | 2.15450 |
| Umbral Magnitude | 1.18219 |
| Gamma | 0.37579 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 18h36m44.9s |
| Sun Declination | -23°10'20.5" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'15.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 06h36m41.3s |
| Moon Declination | +23°33'23.8" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'43.7" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'23.7" |
| ΔT | 53.0 s |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.| December 15 Descending node | December 30 Ascending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 122 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 134 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1982
- A total lunar eclipse on January 9.
- A partial solar eclipse on January 25.
- A partial solar eclipse on June 21.
- A total lunar eclipse on July 6.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 20.
- A partial solar eclipse on December 15.
- '''A total lunar eclipse on December 30.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1979
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 17, 1986
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 18, 1975
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 1990
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1973
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 1992
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1972
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 29, 1993
Lunar Saros 134
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 19, 1964
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 9, 2001
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 19, 1954
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 10, 2011
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 28, 1896
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2069
Lunar eclipses of 1980–1984
Saros 134
Tritos series
Inex series
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days. This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 141.| December 24, 1973 | January 4, 1992 |