PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGPunta Arenas, ChileSaturday 30 April 2022 · times in UTC-3
51.5%
OF THE SUN COVERED
A clear bite was taken out of the Sun. Daylight barely changed, so this was an eclipse you had to know about in advance to notice.
THE SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset was at 18:23, with the Sun still 51.5% covered. Everything after that happened below the horizon.02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 20m. All times are local, in UTC-3.
16:46 MAX 17:59 19:06
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 16:46 | 11° NW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 17:59 | 2° WNW |
| SUNSET 18:23 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 19:06 | BELOW HORIZON7° under |
Times for the hidden phases are given because they are real — they are simply not observable from here.
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was just 2° above the horizon to the north-west — low enough to need a clear, flat horizon, over water or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Punta Arenas. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 51.5% at maximum. Daylight barely changed — the eye adapts far too well for that — so this was an eclipse you had to know about in advance to notice. Anyone watching needed a filter; the remaining Sun was as dangerous as an uneclipsed one.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
This eclipse was partial everywhere on Earth — the Moon's dark shadow passed above or below the planet entirely, so there was no path of totality to travel to, from Punta Arenas or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 08:57
- SUNSET
- 18:23
- DAY LENGTH
- 9h 26m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:00
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 51.5%
- COORDINATES
- 53.163° S, 70.917° W
- SAROS
- 119 · no. 65
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.6166
- GAMMA
- -1.1900
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM PUNTA ARENAS
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Punta Arenas has coming, soonest first.