Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
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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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 |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2029 December 5 at 13:07:52.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2029 December 5 at 14:53:17.6 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2029 December 5 at 15:03:58.0 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2029 December 5 at 15:06:38.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2029 December 5 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
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months 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 | December 20 Descending node |
| 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