Partial Solar Eclipse of December 5, 2029
A partial eclipse for remote polar regions with no large cities
On Wednesday, December 5, 2029, the Moon covers up to 89% of the Sun's diameter, at greatest eclipse (15:02 UT). There is no path of totality: nowhere on Earth sees more than a partial eclipse. A partial eclipse is visible from remote polar regions with no large cities.
Shading: the largest part of the Sun's diameter covered while the Sun is above the horizon (eclipse magnitude), computed on a 2° grid; contours every 20%. Outside the outer line the eclipse is not visible.
Times for your city
| Phase | Local time (SAST) | Sun height |
|---|---|---|
| Partial eclipse begins | 18:28 | 8° |
| Maximum | 18:37 | 7° |
| Partial eclipse ends | 18:46 | 5° |
Search any of about 7,000 cities: every city over 100,000 people worldwide, plus the 1,075 cities on this site. Local time, Sun height above the horizon.
How the eclipse unfolds
- 13:06 UTPartial eclipse begins (first place on Earth)
- 15:02 UTGreatest eclipse
- 16:58 UTPartial eclipse ends (last place on Earth)
Times in UT (Universal Time, the same as GMT). From first to last contact anywhere on Earth: 3 h 51 min (3.9 hours).
Partial eclipse in the world's biggest cities
sorted by how much of the Sun is covered| City | Begins | Maximum | Ends | Covered | Sun | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Arenas Chile | 11:05 | 11:26 | 11:48 | 1.1% | 51° | UTC−3 |
| East London South Africa | 18:28 | 18:37 | 18:47 | 0.3% | 4° | SAST |
| Gqeberha South Africa | 18:28 | 18:37 | 18:46 | 0.2% | 7° | SAST |
| Bhisho South Africa | 18:31 | 18:38 | 18:45 | 0.1% | 5° | SAST |
| Kariega South Africa | 18:30 | 18:37 | 18:44 | 0.1% | 7° | SAST |
| Grytviken South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 13:13 | 13:23 | 13:32 | 0.1% | 56° | UTC−2 |
United States, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand
This eclipse is not visible from any of our cities in these countries.
Eye safety
Weather
We do not forecast the weather, and no one can this far ahead. Whether you see it will depend on the clouds on the day: check a local forecast a few days before and be ready to travel to a clearer sky. For long-term cloud statistics along eclipse paths, see the climatology by meteorologist Jay Anderson at eclipsophile.com.
Questions
Where is the partial solar eclipse of December 5, 2029 visible?
From remote polar regions with no large cities. It is a partial eclipse everywhere: at most 89% of the Sun's diameter is covered.
Can I see it from the United States?
No. The eclipse is not visible from any of the 520 US cities we track.
Is it safe to look at?
Protect your eyes. A partial eclipse is never safe to look at without a solar filter, however much of the Sun is covered. Use eclipse glasses or a handheld viewer that meets the ISO 12312-2 standard, from a supplier on the American Astronomical Society's list. Sunglasses are not enough. Never look through a camera, binoculars or telescope without a proper solar filter on the front. How to watch safely
Will it be cloudy?
Nobody can say this far ahead. Check the forecast a few days before; for long-term cloud statistics along the path, see Jay Anderson's climatology at eclipsophile.com.
Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC: NASA Eclipse Web Site, Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses and Catalog of Lunar Eclipses (Espenak & Meeus): Besselian elements, path of totality tables and lunar contact times. City times are computed by us from those Besselian elements with the standard method (Meeus, Elements of Solar Eclipses), using a current estimate of ΔT (Earth-rotation correction) instead of the Canon's older extrapolation; they agree with NASA's own calculator to 0.1 s and with an independent Skyfield/JPL DE440 computation to within 15 s. Times are for sea level and ignore the lunar limb profile (a few seconds near the path edges). City coordinates: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).