April 30, 2022 Partial Solar Eclipse in La Paz, Bolivia

Apr 30, 2022 at 6:01 pm

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Global Event:	Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in La Paz
Began:	Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 5:39 pm
Maximum:	Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 6:01 pm 0.051 Magnitude
Ended:	Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 6:15 pm
Duration:	36 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

April 30, 2022 — Partial Solar Eclipse — La Paz

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Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 5:33 pm BOT

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in La Paz. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (BOT) for La Paz.

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
17:39:05 Sat, Apr 30	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WNW.	288°	7.4°
18:01:58 Sat, Apr 30	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WNW.	286°	2.7°
18:15:05 Sat, Apr 30	Sunset The sun is setting.	285°	-0.2°
18:23:53 Sat, Apr 30	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun. Below Horizon	285°	-1.8°

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 69.3 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered only parts of the Sun, as seen from La Paz. There were no locations on Earth where the Sun appeared completely covered during this event. The Moon covered only a small portion of the Sun.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Apr 30)

In the past, this day was cloudy 27% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in La Paz

Eclipse Visibility From La Paz		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in La Paz, or the path map image for global details.