Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, January 25, 1982, with a magnitude of 0.5663. 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 first of four partial solar eclipses in 1982, with the others occurring on June 21, July 20, and December 15.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica and New Zealand.
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 January 25 at 02:50:39.8 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1982 January 25 at 04:21:56.3 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1982 January 25 at 04:42:53.2 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1982 January 25 at 04:56:48.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1982 January 25 at 06:35:11.3 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.56631 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.45424 |
| Gamma | −1.23110 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 20h28m55.5s |
| Sun Declination | -19°02'44.2" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'14.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 20h29m37.5s |
| Moon Declination | -20°09'51.6" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'03.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'15.6" |
| ΔT | 52.2 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.| January 9 Ascending node | January 25 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 124 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 150 |
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 April 7, 1978
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1985
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 13, 1974
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 18, 1973
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1991
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992
Solar Saros 150
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1964
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 26, 1895
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 24, 2068