Partial Eclipse of the Sun: 1729 August 24

Global Circumstances and Animation

Global Visibility of the Partial Eclipse of the Sun on 1729 August 24

The global visibility of this solar eclipse is shown in the diagram to the left. A higher quality version of this global plot can be downloaded in pdf format by clicking on this image.

An explanation of this diagram can be found here.

Animation of the Partial Eclipse of the Sun on 1729 August 24

The animation shown in the diagram to the right illustrates the motion of the shadow of the Moon at five minute intervals. This animation runs in a continuous loop.

This graphic, provided by Dr. Andrew Sinclair, shows the grey penumbral shadow where the eclipse will be seen as a partial one. The UT time is shown in the upper right-hand corner of the diagram.

Local Circumstances and Animations

There are no locations in the gazetteer within the chosen boundaries of the eclipse footprint.

1729 January 29 [ Solar: Partial ]	1729 February 13 [ Lunar: Total ]	1729 February 27 [ Solar: Partial ]	1729 July 26 [ Solar: Partial ]
1729 August 08-09 [ Lunar: Total ]	1729 August 24 [ Solar: Partial ]	----	Select another year