| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | 9 January 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.29158 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.33103 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 124 (47 of 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 77 minutes, 39.5 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 203 minutes, 51.8 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 319 minutes, 13.4 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, 9 January and Sunday, 10 January 1982, the first of three lunar eclipses in 1982. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 17 minutes 39.5 seconds, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 33.103% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 24 minutes in total.[1]