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December 5, 2029 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands), South Africa

Dec 5, 2029 at 7:17 pm
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Global Event: Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)
Begins: Wed, Dec 5, 2029 at 6:36 pm
Maximum: Wed, Dec 5, 2029 at 7:17 pm 0.371 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Dec 5, 2029 at 7:56 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 5, 2029 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands). Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (EAT) for Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands).

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* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 0 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

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During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covers only parts of the Sun, as seen from Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands). There are no locations on Earth where the Sun appears completely covered during this event.

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Cloud Coverage (Dec 5)

In the past, this day was cloudy 88% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses
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  5. Total Solar Eclipses
  6. What Happens at a Total Solar Eclipse?
  7. Partial Solar Eclipses
  8. Annular Solar Eclipses
  9. What Happens at an Annular Eclipse?
  10. Hybrid Solar Eclipses
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  12. Solar Eclipses in History
  13. Solar Eclipse Myths
  14. Magnitude of Eclipses
  15. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations

Eclipses

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Eclipses & Transits

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

Eclipse Visibility From Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)Visibility Worldwide
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands), or the path map image for global details.

Next annular eclipse visible in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

Other eclipses visible in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

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