| Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | −1.0609 |
| Magnitude | 0.8911 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 67°30′S 135°42′E / 67.5°S 135.7°E / -67.5; 135.7 |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 15:03:58 |
| References | |
| Saros | 123 (54 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9574 |
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, December 5, 2029, with a magnitude of 0.8911. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
This will be the last of four partial solar eclipses in 2029, with the others occurring on January 14, June 12, and July 11.
A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of extreme southern Chile and Argentina and much of Antarctica.
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Eclipse details
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2029 December 05 at 13:07:52.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2029 December 05 at 14:53:17.6 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2029 December 05 at 15:03:58.0 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2029 December 05 at 15:06:38.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2029 December 05 at 17:00:04.9 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.89107 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.86718 |
| Gamma | −1.06090 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 16h49m34.2s |
| Sun Declination | -22°26'54.3" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'13.8" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 16h49m27.4s |
| Moon Declination | -23°31'15.0" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'34.3" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'49.1" |
| ΔT | 73.8 s |
Eclipse season
See also: Eclipse cycleThis eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
| December 5 Ascending node (new moon) |
December 20 Descending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
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| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 123 |
Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 135 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2029
- A partial solar eclipse on January 14.
- A partial solar eclipse on June 12.
- A total lunar eclipse on June 26.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 11.
- A partial solar eclipse on December 5.
- A total lunar eclipse on December 20.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2020
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2038
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2040
Solar Saros 123
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2047
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 16, 2058
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 4, 1943
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 6, 2116
Solar eclipses of 2029–2032
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
The partial solar eclipses on January 14, 2029 and July 11, 2029 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2029 to 2032 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 118 | June 12, 2029 Partial |
1.29431 | 123 | December 5, 2029 Partial |
−1.06090 | |
| 128 | June 1, 2030 Annular |
0.56265 | 133 | November 25, 2030 Total |
−0.38669 | |
| 138 | May 21, 2031 Annular |
−0.19699 | 143 | November 14, 2031 Hybrid |
0.30776 | |
| 148 | May 9, 2032 Annular |
−0.93748 | 153 | November 3, 2032 Partial |
1.06431 | |
Saros 123
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 123, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on April 29, 1074. It contains annular eclipses from July 2, 1182 through April 19, 1651; hybrid eclipses from April 30, 1669 through May 22, 1705; and total eclipses from June 3, 1723 through October 23, 1957. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on May 31, 2318. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of annularity was produced by member 19 at 8 minutes, 7 seconds on November 9, 1398, and the longest duration of totality was produced by member 42 at 3 minutes, 27 seconds on July 27, 1813. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.
| Series members 42–63 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 42 | 43 | 44 |
 July 27, 1813 |
 August 7, 1831 |
 August 18, 1849 |
| 45 | 46 | 47 |
 August 29, 1867 |
 September 8, 1885 |
 September 21, 1903 |
| 48 | 49 | 50 |
 October 1, 1921 |
 October 12, 1939 |
 October 23, 1957 |
| 51 | 52 | 53 |
 November 3, 1975 |
 November 13, 1993 |
 November 25, 2011 |
| 54 | 55 | 56 |
December 5, 2029 |
 December 16, 2047 |
 December 27, 2065 |
| 57 | 58 | 59 |
 January 7, 2084 |
 January 19, 2102 |
 January 30, 2120 |
| 60 | 61 | 62 |
 February 9, 2138 |
 February 21, 2156 |
 March 3, 2174 |
| 63 | ||
 March 13, 2192 | ||
Metonic series
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.
| 21 eclipse events between July 13, 2018 and July 12, 2094 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 12–13 | April 30–May 1 | February 16–17 | December 5–6 | September 22–23 |
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
 July 13, 2018 |
 April 30, 2022 |
 February 17, 2026 |
December 5, 2029 |
 September 23, 2033 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
 July 13, 2037 |
 April 30, 2041 |
 February 16, 2045 |
 December 5, 2048 |
 September 22, 2052 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
 July 12, 2056 |
 April 30, 2060 |
 February 17, 2064 |
 December 6, 2067 |
 September 23, 2071 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
 July 13, 2075 |
 May 1, 2079 |
 February 16, 2083 |
 December 6, 2086 |
 September 23, 2090 |
| 157 | ||||
 July 12, 2094 | ||||
Tritos series
This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
| Series members between 1866 and 2200 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 March 16, 1866 (Saros 108) |
 December 13, 1898 (Saros 111) |
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 September 12, 1931 (Saros 114) |
 August 12, 1942 (Saros 115) |
 July 11, 1953 (Saros 116) |
 June 10, 1964 (Saros 117) | |
 May 11, 1975 (Saros 118) |
 April 9, 1986 (Saros 119) |
 March 9, 1997 (Saros 120) |
 February 7, 2008 (Saros 121) |
 January 6, 2019 (Saros 122) |
December 5, 2029 (Saros 123) |
 November 4, 2040 (Saros 124) |
 October 4, 2051 (Saros 125) |
 September 3, 2062 (Saros 126) |
 August 3, 2073 (Saros 127) |
 July 3, 2084 (Saros 128) |
 June 2, 2095 (Saros 129) |
 May 3, 2106 (Saros 130) |
 April 2, 2117 (Saros 131) |
 March 1, 2128 (Saros 132) |
 January 30, 2139 (Saros 133) |
 December 30, 2149 (Saros 134) |
 November 27, 2160 (Saros 135) |
 October 29, 2171 (Saros 136) |
 September 27, 2182 (Saros 137) |
 August 26, 2193 (Saros 138) | ||||
Inex series
This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
| Series members between 1801 and 2200 | ||
|---|---|---|
 April 26, 1827 (Saros 116) |
 April 5, 1856 (Saros 117) |
 March 16, 1885 (Saros 118) |
 February 25, 1914 (Saros 119) |
 February 4, 1943 (Saros 120) |
 January 16, 1972 (Saros 121) |
 December 25, 2000 (Saros 122) |
December 5, 2029 (Saros 123) |
 November 16, 2058 (Saros 124) |
 October 26, 2087 (Saros 125) |
 October 6, 2116 (Saros 126) |
 September 16, 2145 (Saros 127) |
 August 27, 2174 (Saros 128) |
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References
- "December 5, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- "Partial Solar Eclipse of 2029 Dec 05". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 123". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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