Solar eclipse of June 21, 1982
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, June 21, 1982, with a magnitude of 0.6168. 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 second of four partial solar eclipses in 1982, with the others occurring on January 25, July 20, and December 15.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Southern Africa.
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 June 21 at 10:28:43.0 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1982 June 21 at 11:52:25.6 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1982 June 21 at 11:52:38.0 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1982 June 21 at 12:04:32.7 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1982 June 21 at 13:40:27.7 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.61683 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.53357 |
| Gamma | −1.21017 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 05h59m04.6s |
| Sun Declination | +23°26'26.0" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'44.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 05h59m35.7s |
| Moon Declination | +22°12'41.3" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'43.2" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'21.9" |
| ΔT | 52.5 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.| June 21 Ascending node | July 6 Descending node | July 20 Ascending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 117 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 129 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 155 |
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
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 9, 1986
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 1975
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 1973
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 27, 1991
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 21, 1993
Solar Saros 117
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 10, 1964
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2000
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 20, 1895
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 21, 2069