| Type: | total |
| Date: | 9 January 1982 |
| Axis: | 0.2948° |
| Gamma: | -0.29158 |
| Magnitude: | 1.33103 |
| Saros Ser: | 124 |
| Saros No: | 47 of 74 |
| Totality: | 77 minutes, 39.5 seconds |
| Partiality: | 203 minutes, 51.8 seconds |
| Penumbral: | 319 minutes, 13.4 seconds |
| P1: | 17:16:16.0 |
| U1: | 18:13:54.4 |
| U2: | 19:17:00.9 |
| Greatest: | 19:55:51.2 |
| U3: | 20:34:40.4 |
| U4: | 21:37:46.3 |
| P4: | 22:35:29.4 |
| Previous: | July 1981 |
| Next: | July 1982 |
A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10, 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]
It was completely visible over Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, seen rising over North Atlantic Ocean, and setting over North Pacific Ocean.
There were seven eclipses in 1982, the maximum possible, including 4 partial solar eclipses: January 25, July 20, June 21, and December 15.
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 131.