While we are waiting for the coming great total solar eclipse in the United States in little under two years on April 8, 2024–this first eclipse in 2022 was extra special precursor–a partial solar eclipse, which happened Saturday in the southern hemisphere. The path of this partial solar eclipse was not visible at all from anywhere near the United States. The countries where this eclipse included Antarctica, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
First the videos–both zoomed and full disk. Then an interactive map of the areas involved, a YouTube video courtesy of @timeanddate on YouTube, the table of statistics, information on future solar eclipses, and resources. Happy videos!
Satellite Imagery of the April 30th Partial Solar Eclipse:
Map © 2022 Versatileer
April 30th Solar Eclipse Information:
| Saturday’s “Southern Hemisphere” Partial Solar Eclipse – 04/30/22 | |
| SATURDAY’S MAXIMUM DURATION – NONE (Partial Eclipse) | |
| Saturday’s Global Event: Partial Solar Eclipse | |
| Local Type: | Partial Solar Eclipse, in SW South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica. |
| Partiality Began: | Fri, Apr 30 at 01:45 pm |
| Maximum Was: | Fri, Apr 30 at 03:41 pm – 0.640 Magnitude |
| Partiality Ended: | Fri, Apr 30 at 05:37 pm |
| Total Span: | N/A (Partial Eclipse) |
Times were CDST Information courtesy of timeanddate.com
Future Solar Eclipse Information:
| Solar Eclipse Information: 2022 – 2031 |
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| Calendar Date (Map Link) |
TD of Greatest Eclipse (Animation Link) |
Eclipse Type Map Link) |
Saros Series (Link) |
Eclipse Magnitude |
Central Duration (Path Table Link) |
Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
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| 04/30/2022 | 20:42:36 | Partial | 119 | 0.640 | – | S.E. Pacific, S. South America | |
| 10/25/2022 | 11:01:19 | Partial | 124 | 0.862 | – | Europe, N.E. Africa, Mid-East, W. Asia | |
| 04/20/2023 | 04:17:55 | Hybrid | 129 | 1.013 | 01m16s | S.E. Asia, E. Indies, Australia, Philippines, New Zealand [Hybrid: Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea] | |
| 10/14/2023 | 18:00:40 | Annular | 134 | 0.952 | 05m17s | North America, Central America, South America [Annular: W. U.S., Central America, Colombia, Brazil] | |
| 04/08/2024 | 18:18:29 | Total | 139 | 1.057 | 04m28s | North America, Central America [Total: Mexico, C. U.S., E. Canada] |
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| 10/02/2024 | 18:46:13 | Annular | 144 | 0.933 | 07m25s | Pacific, S. South America [Annular: S. Chile, S. Argentina] |
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| 03/29/2025 | 10:48:36 | Partial | 149 | 0.938 | – | N.W. Africa, Europe, N. Russia | |
| 09/21/2025 | 19:43:04 | Partial | 154 | 0.855 | – | S. Pacific, New Zealand, Antarctica | |
| 02/17/2026 | 12:13:05 | Annular | 121 | 0.963 | 02m20s | S. Argentina & Chile, S. Africa, Antarctica [Annular: Antarctica] | |
| 08/12/2026 | 17:47:05 | Total | 126 | 1.039 | 02m18s | N. North America, W. Africa, Europe [Total: Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain] |
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| 02/06/2027 | 16:00:47 | Annular | 131 | 0.928 | 07m51s | South America, Antarctica, W & S. Africa [Annular: Chile, Argentina, Atlantic] | |
| 08/02/2027 | 10:07:49 | Total | 136 | 1.079 | 06m23s | Africa, Europe, Mid-East, W. & S. Asia [Total:Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia] | |
| 01/26/2028 | 15:08:58 | Annular | 141 | 0.921 | 10m27s | E. North America, Central America & South America, W. Europe, N.W. Africa [Annular: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain, Portugal] |
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| 07/22/2028 | 02:56:39 | Total | 146 | 1.056 | 05m10s | S.E. Asia, E. Indies, Australia, New Zealand [Total: Australia, New Zealand] |
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| 01/14/2029 | 17:13:47 | Partial | 151 | 0.871 | – | North America, Central America | |
| 06/12/2029 | 04:06:13 | Partial | 118 | 0.458 | – | Arctic, Scandinavia, Alaska, N. Asia, N. Canada | |
| 07/11/2029 | 15:37:18 | Partial | 156 | 0.230 | – | S. Chile, S. Argentina |
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| 12/05/2029 | 15:03:57 | Partial | 123 | 0.891 | – | S. Argentina, S. Chile, Antarctica | |
| 06/01/2030 | 06:29:13 | Annular | 128 | 0.944 | 05m21s | Europe, N. Africa, Mid-East, Asia, Arctic, Alaska [Annular: Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, N. China, Japan] |
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| 11/25/2030 | 06:51:37 | Total | 133 | 1.047 | 03m44s | S. Africa, S. Indian Ocean, E. Indies, Australia, Antarctica [Total: Botswana, S. Africa, Australia] |
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| 05/21/2031 | 07:16:04 | Annular | 138 | 1.047 | 05m26s | S. Africa, S. Indian Ocean, E. Indies, Australia [Annular: Tansania, India, Malaysia, Indonesia] |
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| 11/14/2031 | 21:07:31 | Hybrid | 143 | 1.047 | 01m08s | N. Pacific, Aleutians, Hawaii, S. Pacific, N. Pacific, S. America, N. America [Hybrid=Sunrise & Sunset; Total in Middle; Annular: Panama] |
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Times UTC Information courtesy of eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
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More information on future solar and lunar eclipses can be found at timeanddate.com.
Specific information on the 4/30/22 Partial Eclipse from TimeandDate.com
And more information on future eclipses, please visit NASA at:
An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!
A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
See you in less than two weeks: Lunar Eclipse – May 15th into 16th, 2022
In any solar eclipse, using sunglasses, welding glasses are not rated for viewing. Care for your eyes. Resist the temptation for direct viewing of any annular, partial or total eclipse while not completely blocked by the shadow of the Sun!
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