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April 30, 2022 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Easter Island, Chile (Rapa Nui)

Apr 30, 2022 at 3:04 pm
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Global Event: Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Easter Island
Begins: Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 2:04 pm
Maximum: Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 3:04 pm 0.199 Magnitude
Ends: Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 4:01 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes
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April 30, 2022 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Easter Island

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Easter Island. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (EAST) for Easter Island.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:04:03 pm Sat, Apr 30
Partial Eclipse begins The Moon touches the Sun's edge.Map direction North-northwest 342°
46.3°
3:04:12 pm Sat, Apr 30
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the Sun.Map direction Northwest 324°
40.2°
4:01:39 pm Sat, Apr 30
Partial Eclipse ends The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.Map direction Northwest 310°
31.6°

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During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covers only parts of the Sun, as seen from Easter Island. There are no locations on Earth where the Sun appears completely covered during this event. The Moon covers only a small portion of the Sun.

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Cloud Coverage (Apr 30)

In the past, this day was cloudy 63% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Easter Island

Eclipse Visibility From Easter IslandVisibility Worldwide
Apr 30, 2022 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse South/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica
May 15–16, 2022 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Nov 8, 2022 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse North/East Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, East in Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica

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