Solar eclipse of December 15, 1982
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, December 15, 1982, with a magnitude of 0.735. 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.
This was the last of four partial solar eclipses in 1982, with the others occurring on January 25, June 21, and July 20.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Northeast Africa, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia.
Eclipse details
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1982 December 15 at 07:22:50.6 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1982 December 15 at 09:11:50.4 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1982 December 15 at 09:18:56.3 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1982 December 15 at 09:32:08.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1982 December 15 at 11:41:38.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.73506 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.64327 |
| Gamma | 1.12928 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 17h29m51.3s |
| Sun Declination | -23°15'36.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'15.0" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 17h30m31.0s |
| Moon Declination | -22°15'08.5" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'47.8" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'18.4" |
| ΔT | 52.9 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: Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 1975
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 1990
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 10, 1973
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 1991
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 1972
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
Solar Saros 122
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 1964
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 1954
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 13, 1896
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 15, 2069