Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022
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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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.| Event | Time |
| 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 |
| 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 eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months 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.| April 30 Ascending node | May 16 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 119 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 131 |
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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
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Tzolkinex
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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