A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Saturday, April 30, 2022, with a magnitude of 0.6396. 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 regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
The eclipse was visible in parts of southern and central South America and Antarctica.
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Eclipse timing Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar Eclipse of April 30, 2022(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Esperanza Base 16:38:01 16:41:37 16:45:13 (sunset) 0:07 1.09% Rothera Research Station 16:24:16 16:52:39 16:59:58 (sunset) 0:36 21.72% Carlini Base 16:39:12 16:52:57 16:58:20 (sunset) 0:19 7.82% Palmer Station 16:31:14 16:58:44 17:04:51 (sunset) 0:34 20.82% Stanley 17:01:28 17:31:37 17:35:22 (sunset) 0:34 22.16% Ushuaia 16:46:05 17:57:45 18:07:41 (sunset) 1:22 52.15% Punta Arenas 16:46:49 17:59:33 18:23:16 (sunset) 1:36 51.56% Montevideo 17:43:59 18:00:27 18:03:11 (sunset) 0:19 7.36% Mar del Plata 17:34:34 18:00:43 18:03:35 (sunset) 0:29 14.80% Rivera 17:56:01 18:03:57 18:06:33 (sunset) 0:11 2.31% Durazno 17:47:58 18:04:10 18:06:51 (sunset) 0:19 6.86% Easter Island 14:04:05 15:04:14 16:01:41 1:58 10.20% Tacuarembó 17:53:13 18:04:31 18:07:09 (sunset) 0:14 3.93% Buenos Aires 17:42:56 18:09:41 18:12:24 (sunset) 0:29 13.73% Uruguaiana 17:58:06 18:11:45 18:14:19 (sunset) 0:16 4.70% Paysandú 17:49:38 18:11:54 18:14:41 (sunset) 0:25 10.03% Asunción 17:12:21 17:20:04 17:22:31 (sunset) 0:10 1.64% Rosario 17:45:27 18:21:21 18:24:01 (sunset) 0:39 17.99% Neuquén 17:21:46 18:28:25 18:43:58 (sunset) 1:22 36.06% Santiago 16:33:15 17:36:50 18:03:14 (sunset) 1:30 28.47% Córdoba 17:46:20 18:37:44 18:40:22 (sunset) 0:54 22.05% Mendoza 17:36:57 18:38:36 18:56:50 (sunset) 1:20 26.90% San Miguel de Tucumán 17:59:17 18:48:18 18:50:48 (sunset) 0:52 15.06% Salta 18:05:53 18:51:04 18:54:14 (sunset) 0:48 11.77% Santa Cruz de la Sierra 17:39:15 17:51:04 17:53:49 (sunset) 0:15 0.91% Sucre 17:29:18 17:57:01 18:00:41 (sunset) 0:31 3.26% Arequipa 16:34:12 17:01:14 17:26:55 0:55 2.05% Cochabamba 17:36:49 18:01:16 18:06:10 (sunset) 0:29 1.73% La Paz 17:39:05 18:01:58 18:15:05 (sunset) 0:36 1.36%References:
Eclipse details Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+April 30, 2022 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2022 April 30 at 18:46:30.1 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2022 April 30 at 19:41:58.7 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2022 April 30 at 20:29:14.9 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2022 April 30 at 20:42:36.5 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2022 April 30 at 22:39:11.9 UTC
+April 30, 2022 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 0.63963 Eclipse Obscuration 0.54175 Gamma −1.19008 Sun Right Ascension 02h32m15.6s Sun Declination +14°57'53.5" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'52.6" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 02h34m04.8s Moon Declination +13°57'48.8" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'04.0" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°55'17.7" ΔT 70.7 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
+ Eclipse season of April–May 2022 April 30Ascending node (new moon) May 16Descending node (full moon) Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 119 Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 131
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2022 A partial solar eclipse on April 30. A total lunar eclipse on May 16. A partial solar eclipse on October 25. A total lunar eclipse on November 8.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2013 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2031
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033
Solar Saros 119 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 21, 1993 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2051
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 30, 1935 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 1, 2109
Solar eclipses of 2022–2025
Saros 119
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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