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December 15, 1982 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Dec 15, 1982 at 10:49 am
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Global Event: Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Plovdiv
Began: Wed, Dec 15, 1982 at 9:27 am
Maximum: Wed, Dec 15, 1982 at 10:49 am 0.457 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Dec 15, 1982 at 12:17 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 50 minutes

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December 15, 1982 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Plovdiv

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

09:27:55

Wed, Dec 15

Partial eclipse begins

The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.

141°
13.9°
Partial Solar Eclipse

10:49:08

Wed, Dec 15

Maximum eclipse

The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.

159°
21.7°
Partial Solar Eclipse

12:17:30

Wed, Dec 15

Partial eclipse ends

The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.

180°
24.6°

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 52.9 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

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During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered only parts of the Sun, as seen from Plovdiv. There were no locations on Earth where the Sun appeared completely covered during this event.

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Cloud Coverage (Dec 15)

In the past, this day was cloudy 78% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Plovdiv

Eclipse Visibility From PlovdivVisibility Worldwide
Mar 1–2, 1980 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 27, 1980 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 26, 1980 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20, 1981 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 17, 1981 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 31, 1981 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 9–10, 1982 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 15, 1982 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Dec 4, 1983 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Dec 20, 1983 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 15, 1984 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 30, 1984 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 8, 1984 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 4–5, 1985 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 28, 1985 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17–18, 1986 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 13, 1986 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Apr 14, 1987 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 7, 1987 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 1988 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 1989 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 1989 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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