Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029

Summary

A partial solar eclipse will occur on Wednesday, December 5, 2029. 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.

Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.0609
Magnitude0.8911
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates67°30′S 135°42′E / 67.5°S 135.7°E / -67.5; 135.7
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse15:03:58
References
Saros123 (54 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9574

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Animated path

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses 2029–2032 edit

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.[1]

Note: Partial solar eclipses on January 14, 2029 and July 11, 2029 occur on the previous lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2029 to 2032
Descending node   Ascending node
118 June 12, 2029
 
Partial
123 December 5, 2029
 
Partial
128 June 1, 2030
 
Annular
133 November 25, 2030
 
Total
138 May 21, 2031
 
Annular
143 November 14, 2031
 
Hybrid
148 May 9, 2032
 
Annular
153 November 3, 2032
 
Partial

Metonic series edit

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.

References edit

  1. ^ 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.

External links edit

  • Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
    • Google interactive map
    • Besselian elements