Solar eclipse of July 11, 2029 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, July 11, 2029,[1] with a magnitude of 0.2303. 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 third of four partial solar eclipses in 2029, with the others occurring on January 14, June 12, and December 5.

A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of southern Chile and Argentina.

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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.[2]

July 11, 2029 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2029 July 11 at 14:28:56.7 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2029 July 11 at 15:37:18.9 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2029 July 11 at 15:52:13.6 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2029 July 11 at 16:15:41.3 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2029 July 11 at 16:45:20.1 UTC
July 11, 2029 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.23033
Eclipse Obscuration0.12768
Gamma−1.41908
Sun Right Ascension07h24m55.6s
Sun Declination+22°00'04.3"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'43.9"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension07h23m33.7s
Moon Declination+20°41'22.0"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'35.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°57'12.6"
ΔT73.6 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle. This 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2029

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 156

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 11, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 13 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2029 Jul 11. EclipseWise.com. 13 August 2024.