Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, June 12, 2029,[1] with a magnitude of 0.4576. 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 second of four partial solar eclipses in 2029, with the others occurring on January 14, July 11, and December 5.

A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of Northern and Central Europe, northern Russia, Greenland, Alaska, and northwestern Canada.

Images


Animated path

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]

June 12, 2029 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2029 June 12 at 02:27:40.7 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2029 June 12 at 03:51:42.6 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2029 June 12 at 04:01:14.1 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2029 June 12 at 04:06:13.0 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2029 June 12 at 05:44:42.8 UTC
June 12, 2029 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.45761
Eclipse Obscuration0.34111
Gamma1.29431
Sun Right Ascension05h22m58.2s
Sun Declination+23°09'45.7"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'45.0"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension05h23m08.9s
Moon Declination+24°21'37.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'10.6"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'42.0"
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 118

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: June 12, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 13 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2029 Jun 12. EclipseWise.com. 13 August 2024.