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April 30, 2022 Partial Solar Eclipse

The first eclipse of the year, this partial solar eclipse is visible from southern South America, parts of Antarctica, and over the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

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What the Eclipse Looked Like Near the Maximum Point

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Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions that saw, at least, a partial eclipse: South/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse started at one location and ended at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurred. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 69.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 30 at 18:45:23Apr 30 at 2:45:23 pm
Maximum EclipseApr 30 at 20:41:42Apr 30 at 4:41:42 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 30 at 22:38:03Apr 30 at 6:38:03 pm

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 25, 2022

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:50 am NZST6:18 pm
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 pm ART7:06 pm ART
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm BOT5:21 pm PET
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 pm BRT5:28 pm PYT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm CLST6:37 pm CLT
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:58 pm FKST5:50 pm FKST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 pm ART5:46 pm PYT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:25 pm PET5:29 pm PET
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 pm UYT6:16 pm UYT

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse94,400,0001.18%
At least 10% partial61,400,0000.77%
At least 20% partial31,200,0000.39%
At least 30% partial10,000,0000.13%
At least 40% partial2,400,0000.03%
At least 50% partial453,0000.005%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse