A partial

solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...

will occur at the Moon's

descending node An orbital node is either of the two points where an orbit intersects a plane of reference to which it is inclined. A non-inclined orbit, which is contained in the reference plane, has no nodes. Planes of reference Common planes of reference ...

of orbit on Wednesday, July 11, 2029, with a magnitude of 0.2303. A

occurs when the

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...

passes between

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...

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 A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, o ...

misses the Earth. This will be the third of four partial solar eclipses in 2029, with the others occurring on

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, and December 5. It also follows a total lunar eclipse occurring on June 26 and precedes a total lunar eclipse occurring on December 20.

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Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2029

* A partial solar eclipse on January 14, 2029. * A partial solar eclipse on June 12, 2029. * A total lunar eclipse on June 26, 2029. * A partial solar eclipse on July 11, 2029. * A partial solar eclipse on December 5, 2029. * A total lunar eclipse on December 20, 2029.

Metonic

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of September 21, 2025 A partial solar eclipse will occur on September 21, 2025. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated ...

Tzolkinex

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of August 21, 2036 A partial solar eclipse will occur on Thursday, August 21, 2036. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, he ...

Half-Saros

* Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 5, 2020 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2038

Tritos

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of August 11, 2018 The solar eclipse of August 11, 2018 was a partial solar eclipse that was visible in the north of North America, Greenland, Northern Europe and north-eastern Asia. Visibility The maximal phase of the partial eclipse was recorded in the Ea ...

Solar Saros 156

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011 A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 1, 2011. 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 ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2047

Inex

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of July 31, 2000 A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 31, 2000. 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 r ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2058

Triad

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 10, 1942

Solar eclipses of 2026–2029

Saros 156

It is a part of Saros cycle 156, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 69 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on July 1, 2011. It contains annular eclipses from September 26, 2155 through April 7, 3075. The series ends at member 69 as a partial eclipse on July 14, 3237. The longest duration of annularity will be 8 minutes, 28 seconds on May 3, 2516.

Metonic series

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