| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | 6 July 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.05792 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.71795 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 129 (36 of 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 105 minutes, 44.5 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 235 minutes, 36.5 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 373 minutes, 57.4 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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A total lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, July 6, 1982, the second of three total lunar eclipses in 1982, and the only one that was in the descending node. A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 46 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 56 minutes in total.
The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.