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Partial Solar Eclipse of 2029-01-14

Deep partial solar eclipse — up to 87% obscuration in the central US, Mexico, and the Caribbean. No path of totality.

A purely partial solar eclipse — Saros 117 is now past its central phase, so this and the remaining members produce only partial events. The umbral shadow passes north of Earth, leaving North America under a deep partial.

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Peak in your local time: 2029-01-14T17:13:48Z

Peak UTC

17:13:48

2029-01-14

Magnitude

0.871

Sun diameter

Obscuration

81.6%

Sun area covered

Saros

#117

50 of 71

Gamma

1.055

Shadow axis (Earth-radii)

Visibility band

North America, Central America, northern South America

Visible from

United StatesMexicoCanadaCubaJamaicaBahamas

Watch the eclipse from

Cities from the WorldClockTools clock catalog that fall in the visibility band. Each link goes to the local clock page for that city.

Partial-eclipse zone

Astronomical context

NASA Saros series
Saros 117 - 50 of 71
Magnitude (NASA)
0.871 - fraction of Sun diameter eclipsed
Obscuration
81.6% of the Sun's disc area covered at greatest eclipse
Gamma
1.0552 - shadow-axis offset from Earth's center (Earth-radii)

Observation and photography

Every phase of a solar eclipse outside of totality requires ISO 12312-2 certified solar viewing glasses or an equivalent solar filter on every optical instrument (telescope, binoculars, camera lens). The same standard applies to partial solar eclipses. This is a partial-only event, so safe viewing requires filters at every point during the eclipse.

Local sun altitude, the path crossing time of day, and recent weather climatology drive site selection. NASA's interactive eclipse map (linked below) gives the exact altitude and time for any coordinates on the path.

Frequently asked questions

Where will the partial solar eclipse of 2029-01-14 be visible?
Deep partial solar eclipse — up to 87% obscuration in the central US, Mexico, and the Caribbean. No path of totality. Partial phases are visible from United States, Mexico, Canada, Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas.
What time will the 2029-01-14 partial solar eclipse reach greatest eclipse?
Greatest eclipse occurs at 17:13 UTC on 2029-01-14 (Coordinated Universal Time). To convert to local time for your city, the conversion uses the IANA timezone for that locale — the WorldClockTools eclipse-calendar page surfaces the conversion automatically for any of the listed cities.
How deep is the partial phase of the 2029-01-14 eclipse?
This is a partial-only event — there is no path of totality or annularity, only a maximum partial obscuration of 82% at greatest eclipse.
When is the next solar eclipse after the 2029-01-14 partial solar eclipse?
The next solar eclipse after 2029-01-14 is the annular solar eclipse on 2030-06-01 (06:29 UTC). It will be visible from algeria, tunisia, libya, malta, greece, bulgaria, turkey, ukraine, russia, kazakhstan, china, japan.
Do I need eclipse glasses to watch the 2029-01-14 partial solar eclipse?
Yes — for any solar eclipse (partial, annular, or total), looking directly at the Sun without ISO 12312-2 certified solar viewing glasses or an equivalent solar filter is unsafe and can cause permanent retinal damage. This is a partial-only event, so safe viewing requires solar filters at every point during the eclipse.
What is the Saros series for the 2029-01-14 partial solar eclipse?
Partial Solar Eclipse of 2029-01-14 is member 50 of 71 of NASA Saros series 117. Each Saros series produces an eclipse every 18 years 11 days, with successive members shifted roughly 120 degrees west in longitude. Saros series typically span 12 to 15 centuries and contain 70 to 80 eclipses each.

Eclipse data depth

What the partial solar eclipse entry signals

A compact read of the NASA catalog row: Saros context, magnitude / obscuration math, path geometry, and the city / country cross-references that pair partial solar eclipse with WorldClockTools local-clock pages.

Saros series context

Partial Solar Eclipse 2029-01-14 is member 50 of 71 of NASA Saros series 117. Each Saros member repeats roughly every 18 years 11 days, shifted ~120 degrees west, so adjacent members in the same series land on different continents.

Magnitude and obscuration

Magnitude is 0.871 (NASA convention: fraction of Sun diameter eclipsed), and the Sun's area is obscured by 81.6%. Magnitude is the diameter ratio; obscuration is the area ratio — both come from the same NASA prediction.

Duration on the central line

No central duration is published — this is a partial-only event with no path of totality or annularity.

Path and visibility footprint

Visible from united states, mexico, canada, cuba, jamaica, and bahamas.

City cross-references

Cross-referenced cities in the WorldClockTools catalog that fall in the path or partial band: Mexico City. Each city has its own clock page; pairing the eclipse time with the local clock gives the immediate local-time answer.

Gamma and geometry

Gamma is 1.0552 — the lateral distance of the Moon's shadow axis from Earth's center at greatest eclipse, in Earth-radii. |gamma| > 1.0 means the shadow axis misses Earth's center disc — this is a non-central event (the umbra grazes or misses Earth).

What is notable

A purely partial solar eclipse — Saros 117 is now past its central phase, so this and the remaining members produce only partial events. The umbral shadow passes north of Earth, leaving North America under a deep partial.

Catalog handoff

Next solar eclipse handoff: annular solar eclipse 2030 06 01. Next eclipse of any kind: total lunar eclipse 2029 06 26. The full eclipse calendar lists 14 upcoming events.

Editorial dossier

No editorial dossier is attached; the page renders programmatic NASA-derived facts only, with no curated commentary.
Eclipse predictions are deterministic from JPL ephemerides — but local circumstances (exact path edge, sun altitude, weather) change with the kilometer. The NASA interactive map linked below gives precise local circumstances for any coordinates.

Data source: NASA / JPL

Eclipse data from NASA/JPL — Fred Espenak & Jean Meeus, Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses and Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses (NASA Technical Publications NASA/TP–2006-214141 and NASA/TP–2009-214172). Public domain; re-published here with attribution.

NASA page for this eclipse (path map & circumstances)eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov

Greatest eclipse: January 14, 2029 at 17:13 UTC

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