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January 9, 1982 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus, OH, USA

Jan 9, 1982 at 5:31 pm
Near max in Columbus
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio
Began: Sat, Jan 9, 1982 at 5:28 pm
Maximum: Sat, Jan 9, 1982 at 5:31 pm -0.921 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Jan 9, 1982 at 5:35 pm
Duration: 7 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

January 9, 1982 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Columbus. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EST) for Columbus.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
12:16 pm Sat, Jan 9 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North 355°
-29.0°
1:13 pm Sat, Jan 9 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North 10°
-28.4°
2:17 pm Sat, Jan 9 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 25°
-25.0°
2:55 pm Sat, Jan 9 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Northeast 33°
-21.5°
3:34 pm Sat, Jan 9 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northeast 41°
-17.1°
4:37 pm Sat, Jan 9 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northeast 53°
-8.7°
5:28 pm Sat, Jan 9 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-northeast 61°
-0.2°
5:31 pm Sat, Jan 9
Maximum in Columbus This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Columbus. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Columbus because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-northeast 61°
0.2°
5:35 pm Sat, Jan 9
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction East-northeast 62°
0.7°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Columbus, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Columbus

Eclipse Visibility From Columbus Visibility Worldwide
Aug 25–26, 1980 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20, 1981 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 16–17, 1981 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 9, 1982 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6, 1982 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Dec 30, 1982 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Jun 25, 1983 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 19, 1983 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 14–15, 1984 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 30, 1984 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Apr 24, 1986 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 1986 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Apr 13–14, 1987 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 6–7, 1987 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 1988 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 1989 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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