December 5, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Dec 5, 2029 at 6:37 pm

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Global Event:	Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Port Elizabeth
Begins:	Wed, Dec 5, 2029 at 6:28 pm
Maximum:	Wed, Dec 5, 2029 at 6:37 pm 0.015 Magnitude
Ends:	Wed, Dec 5, 2029 at 6:46 pm
Duration:	18 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

December 5, 2029 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Port Elizabeth

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Wed, Dec 5, 2029 at 6:22 pm SAST

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Port Elizabeth. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (SAST) for Port Elizabeth.

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
18:28:22 Wed, Dec 5	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WSW.	249°	8.5°
18:37:39 Wed, Dec 5	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WSW.	247°	6.8°
18:46:48 Wed, Dec 5	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WSW.	246°	5.2°

Phase

Time

Event

Direction

Altitude

18:28:22

Wed, Dec 5

Partial eclipse begins

The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.

The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WSW.

249°

8.5°

18:37:39

Wed, Dec 5

Maximum eclipse

The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.

The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WSW.

247°

6.8°

18:46:48

Wed, Dec 5

Partial eclipse ends

The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.

The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WSW.

246°

5.2°

* 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 70.4 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.

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covers only parts of the Sun, as seen from Port Elizabeth. There are no locations on Earth where the Sun appears completely covered during this event. The Moon covers only a small portion of the Sun.

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Cloud Coverage (Dec 5)

In the past, this day was cloudy 61% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Port Elizabeth

Eclipse Visibility From Port Elizabeth		Visibility Worldwide
	Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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