Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 Mar 29

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 Mar 29. The geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of the northern and southern limits and the central line are listed at 120-second intervals. This provides adequate detail for making plots of the path on larger scale maps. Local circumstances on the central line include the ratio of the apparent diameters of the Moon to the Sun, the Sun's altitude and azimuth (degrees), the path width (kilometers) and the duration on the central line (minutes and seconds).

The global visibility of the eclipse is shown on an Orthographic Map . The features of this map are described in the Key to Solar Eclipse Path Tables. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on an Google Map .


Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 Mar 29

  
                                                                      M:S                 Central
Universal  Northern Limit      Southern Limit       Central Line     Diam.  Sun Sun Path   Line
         ------------------  ------------------  ------------------  Ratio  Alt Azm Width Durat.
  Time   Latitude Longitude  Latitude Longitude  Latitude Longitude
          °   ´     °   ´      °   ´     °   ´      °   ´     °   ´            °   °   km
  
 Limits  05 43.7S 037 24.8W  06 52.5S 037 08.1W  06 18.2S 037 16.3W  1.035   0   -  129  01m53.5s
 08:36   05 31.8S 034 51.0W  06 10.2S 029 33.5W  05 48.6S 031 39.9W  1.037   6  86  136  02m04.0s
 08:38   04 28.7S 027 02.9W  05 18.9S 024 24.9W  04 53.4S 025 40.7W  1.039  12  85  146  02m16.7s
 08:40   03 40.7S 023 13.1W  04 33.7S 021 03.4W  04 06.9S 022 06.7W  1.040  16  85  151  02m25.0s

 08:42   02 56.5S 020 22.2W  03 51.2S 018 25.8W  03 23.6S 019 23.0W  1.041  20  85  156  02m31.9s
 08:44   02 14.4S 018 02.5W  03 10.2S 016 13.8W  02 42.1S 017 07.4W  1.042  22  85  160  02m37.9s
 08:46   01 33.6S 016 02.7W  02 30.2S 014 19.2W  02 01.8S 015 10.3W  1.043  25  85  163  02m43.3s
 08:48   00 53.8S 014 17.1W  01 51.1S 012 37.3W  01 22.3S 013 26.7W  1.043  27  85  166  02m48.2s
 08:50   00 14.8S 012 42.4W  01 12.6S 011 05.3W  00 43.6S 011 53.3W  1.044  29  86  169  02m52.8s
 08:52   00 23.6N 011 16.1W  00 34.6S 009 41.1W  00 05.4S 010 28.2W  1.044  31  86  171  02m57.1s
 08:54   01 01.5N 009 56.7W  00 02.9N 008 23.4W  00 32.3N 009 09.6W  1.045  33  86  173  03m01.2s
 08:56   01 39.0N 008 43.0W  00 40.1N 007 11.1W  01 09.7N 007 56.7W  1.045  35  87  175  03m05.0s
 08:58   02 16.2N 007 34.3W  01 16.9N 006 03.4W  01 46.7N 006 48.5W  1.046  37  87  177  03m08.6s
 09:00   02 53.0N 006 29.7W  01 53.5N 004 59.8W  02 23.4N 005 44.5W  1.046  38  88  179  03m12.1s

 09:02   03 29.6N 005 28.8W  02 29.8N 003 59.6W  02 59.8N 004 43.9W  1.047  40  88  180  03m15.4s
 09:04   04 05.9N 004 31.1W  03 05.9N 003 02.5W  03 36.0N 003 46.6W  1.047  41  89  182  03m18.6s
 09:06   04 42.0N 003 36.2W  03 41.9N 002 08.2W  04 12.0N 002 52.0W  1.047  43  89  183  03m21.6s
 09:08   05 17.9N 002 43.8W  04 17.6N 001 16.3W  04 47.8N 001 59.8W  1.048  44  90  184  03m24.5s
 09:10   05 53.7N 001 53.7W  04 53.2N 000 26.6W  05 23.5N 001 09.9W  1.048  45  91  185  03m27.3s
 09:12   06 29.3N 001 05.6W  05 28.6N 000 21.1E  05 59.0N 000 22.0W  1.048  47  91  185  03m29.9s
 09:14   07 04.7N 000 19.3W  06 03.9N 001 07.0E  06 34.4N 000 24.0E  1.048  48  92  186  03m32.5s
 09:16   07 40.1N 000 25.3E  06 39.1N 001 51.3E  07 09.7N 001 08.5E  1.049  49  93  187  03m34.9s
 09:18   08 15.3N 001 08.4E  07 14.2N 002 34.1E  07 44.8N 001 51.5E  1.049  50  94  187  03m37.3s
 09:20   08 50.4N 001 50.2E  07 49.2N 003 15.6E  08 19.9N 002 33.1E  1.049  51  95  188  03m39.5s

 09:22   09 25.5N 002 30.6E  08 24.1N 003 55.9E  08 54.8N 003 13.4E  1.049  52  96  188  03m41.6s
 09:24   10 00.5N 003 10.0E  08 58.9N 004 35.0E  09 29.7N 003 52.7E  1.049  53  97  188  03m43.6s
 09:26   10 35.4N 003 48.3E  09 33.7N 005 13.1E  10 04.6N 004 30.9E  1.050  54  98  189  03m45.6s
 09:28   11 10.2N 004 25.7E  10 08.4N 005 50.3E  10 39.3N 005 08.1E  1.050  55 100  189  03m47.4s
 09:30   11 45.0N 005 02.2E  10 43.0N 006 26.6E  11 14.0N 005 44.6E  1.050  56 101  189  03m49.2s
 09:32   12 19.8N 005 38.0E  11 17.6N 007 02.1E  11 48.7N 006 20.2E  1.050  57 102  189  03m50.9s
 09:34   12 54.5N 006 13.0E  11 52.2N 007 37.0E  12 23.3N 006 55.1E  1.050  58 104  189  03m52.4s
 09:36   13 29.2N 006 47.4E  12 26.7N 008 11.2E  12 57.9N 007 29.4E  1.050  59 105  189  03m53.9s
 09:38   14 03.8N 007 21.2E  13 01.2N 008 44.8E  13 32.5N 008 03.1E  1.051  60 107  189  03m55.3s
 09:40   14 38.5N 007 54.4E  13 35.6N 009 17.9E  14 07.1N 008 36.3E  1.051  61 109  189  03m56.7s

 09:42   15 13.1N 008 27.3E  14 10.1N 009 50.5E  14 41.6N 009 09.0E  1.051  61 111  189  03m57.9s
 09:44   15 47.7N 008 59.7E  14 44.5N 010 22.7E  15 16.1N 009 41.3E  1.051  62 113  188  03m59.1s
 09:46   16 22.4N 009 31.7E  15 18.9N 010 54.6E  15 50.6N 010 13.3E  1.051  63 115  188  04m00.1s
 09:48   16 57.0N 010 03.4E  15 53.4N 011 26.1E  16 25.2N 010 44.9E  1.051  64 117  188  04m01.1s
 09:50   17 31.6N 010 34.9E  16 27.8N 011 57.4E  16 59.7N 011 16.3E  1.051  64 119  188  04m02.0s
 09:52   18 06.3N 011 06.2E  17 02.2N 012 28.4E  17 34.2N 011 47.4E  1.051  65 122  187  04m02.9s
 09:54   18 41.0N 011 37.2E  17 36.6N 012 59.3E  18 08.8N 012 18.4E  1.051  65 124  187  04m03.6s
 09:56   19 15.7N 012 08.2E  18 11.1N 013 30.0E  18 43.4N 012 49.2E  1.051  66 127  187  04m04.3s
 09:58   19 50.4N 012 39.1E  18 45.6N 014 00.6E  19 18.0N 013 20.0E  1.051  66 129  186  04m04.9s
 10:00   20 25.2N 013 09.9E  19 20.0N 014 31.2E  19 52.6N 013 50.6E  1.051  66 132  186  04m05.4s

 10:02   21 00.0N 013 40.7E  19 54.6N 015 01.7E  20 27.3N 014 21.3E  1.051  67 135  186  04m05.8s
 10:04   21 34.9N 014 11.6E  20 29.1N 015 32.3E  21 02.0N 014 52.1E  1.052  67 138  185  04m06.1s
 10:06   22 09.8N 014 42.5E  21 03.7N 016 03.0E  21 36.7N 015 22.8E  1.052  67 141  185  04m06.4s
 10:08   22 44.8N 015 13.6E  21 38.3N 016 33.7E  22 11.5N 015 53.8E  1.052  67 144  184  04m06.6s
 10:10   23 19.8N 015 44.8E  22 13.0N 017 04.6E  22 46.4N 016 24.8E  1.052  67 147  184  04m06.7s
 10:12   23 54.9N 016 16.3E  22 47.7N 017 35.7E  23 21.3N 016 56.1E  1.052  67 150  183  04m06.7s
 10:14   24 30.1N 016 47.9E  23 22.5N 018 07.0E  23 56.2N 017 27.6E  1.052  67 153  183  04m06.7s
 10:16   25 05.3N 017 19.9E  23 57.3N 018 38.6E  24 31.2N 017 59.4E  1.051  67 156  182  04m06.5s
 10:18   25 40.6N 017 52.3E  24 32.2N 019 10.6E  25 06.3N 018 31.5E  1.051  67 159  182  04m06.3s
 10:20   26 16.0N 018 25.0E  25 07.2N 019 42.8E  25 41.5N 019 04.0E  1.051  67 162  181  04m06.0s

 10:22   26 51.4N 018 58.1E  25 42.2N 020 15.5E  26 16.8N 019 36.9E  1.051  66 165  181  04m05.6s
 10:24   27 27.0N 019 31.8E  26 17.3N 020 48.7E  26 52.1N 020 10.3E  1.051  66 168  180  04m05.2s
 10:26   28 02.6N 020 06.0E  26 52.5N 021 22.3E  27 27.5N 020 44.2E  1.051  66 170  180  04m04.6s
 10:28   28 38.4N 020 40.7E  27 27.8N 021 56.5E  28 03.0N 021 18.7E  1.051  65 173  179  04m04.0s
 10:30   29 14.2N 021 16.1E  28 03.1N 022 31.3E  28 38.6N 021 53.8E  1.051  65 176  179  04m03.3s
 10:32   29 50.2N 021 52.3E  28 38.6N 023 06.8E  29 14.3N 022 29.6E  1.051  64 178  178  04m02.5s
 10:34   30 26.3N 022 29.2E  29 14.1N 023 43.0E  29 50.1N 023 06.2E  1.051  64 181  178  04m01.7s
 10:36   31 02.4N 023 06.9E  29 49.8N 024 20.0E  30 26.0N 023 43.5E  1.051  63 183  177  04m00.7s
 10:38   31 38.7N 023 45.5E  30 25.5N 024 57.8E  31 02.0N 024 21.7E  1.051  62 186  176  03m59.6s
 10:40   32 15.2N 024 25.1E  31 01.4N 025 36.6E  31 38.1N 025 00.9E  1.051  62 188  176  03m58.5s

 10:42   32 51.7N 025 05.8E  31 37.3N 026 16.4E  32 14.4N 025 41.1E  1.050  61 190  175  03m57.3s
 10:44   33 28.4N 025 47.6E  32 13.4N 026 57.2E  32 50.7N 026 22.4E  1.050  60 192  175  03m56.0s
 10:46   34 05.2N 026 30.6E  32 49.6N 027 39.2E  33 27.2N 027 04.9E  1.050  59 194  174  03m54.6s
 10:48   34 42.1N 027 14.9E  33 25.9N 028 22.4E  34 03.9N 027 48.7E  1.050  58 197  173  03m53.1s
 10:50   35 19.2N 028 00.7E  34 02.3N 029 07.0E  34 40.6N 028 33.9E  1.050  57 199  173  03m51.5s
 10:52   35 56.5N 028 48.1E  34 38.9N 029 53.0E  35 17.5N 029 20.5E  1.050  56 200  172  03m49.8s
 10:54   36 33.8N 029 37.1E  35 15.6N 030 40.6E  35 54.6N 030 08.8E  1.050  56 202  171  03m48.1s
 10:56   37 11.4N 030 27.9E  35 52.4N 031 29.9E  36 31.7N 030 58.9E  1.049  55 204  170  03m46.2s
 10:58   37 49.0N 031 20.6E  36 29.4N 032 21.0E  37 09.1N 031 50.8E  1.049  54 206  170  03m44.3s
 11:00   38 26.9N 032 15.5E  37 06.5N 033 14.1E  37 46.5N 032 44.7E  1.049  52 208  169  03m42.2s

 11:02   39 04.8N 033 12.6E  37 43.8N 034 09.3E  38 24.1N 033 40.9E  1.049  51 210  168  03m40.0s
 11:04   39 43.0N 034 12.3E  38 21.2N 035 06.9E  39 01.9N 034 39.5E  1.048  50 211  167  03m37.8s
 11:06   40 21.3N 035 14.6E  38 58.7N 036 07.0E  39 39.8N 035 40.7E  1.048  49 213  166  03m35.4s
 11:08   40 59.7N 036 20.0E  39 36.4N 037 09.9E  40 17.9N 036 44.8E  1.048  48 215  166  03m32.9s
 11:10   41 38.3N 037 28.5E  40 14.3N 038 15.7E  40 56.1N 037 52.0E  1.048  47 217  165  03m30.3s
 11:12   42 17.0N 038 40.7E  40 52.3N 039 24.9E  41 34.4N 039 02.6E  1.047  45 218  164  03m27.6s
 11:14   42 55.9N 039 56.7E  41 30.4N 040 37.7E  42 12.9N 040 16.9E  1.047  44 220  163  03m24.7s
 11:16   43 34.9N 041 17.1E  42 08.6N 041 54.5E  42 51.5N 041 35.5E  1.047  43 222  162  03m21.8s
 11:18   44 13.9N 042 42.3E  42 47.0N 043 15.8E  43 30.2N 042 58.7E  1.046  41 224  161  03m18.7s
 11:20   44 53.1N 044 12.9E  43 25.4N 044 42.0E  44 09.0N 044 27.0E  1.046  40 225  160  03m15.4s

 11:22   45 32.4N 045 49.6E  44 04.0N 046 13.8E  44 47.9N 046 01.2E  1.046  38 227  159  03m12.0s
 11:24   46 11.6N 047 33.1E  44 42.6N 047 51.8E  45 26.9N 047 41.9E  1.045  37 229  157  03m08.5s
 11:26   46 50.9N 049 24.5E  45 21.2N 049 36.9E  46 05.8N 049 30.0E  1.045  35 231  156  03m04.8s
 11:28   47 30.1N 051 24.9E  45 59.8N 051 30.3E  46 44.7N 051 26.8E  1.044  33 233  155  03m00.8s
 11:30   48 09.1N 053 35.8E  46 38.4N 053 33.2E  47 23.5N 053 33.6E  1.044  32 236  153  02m56.7s
 11:32   48 47.9N 055 59.4E  47 16.8N 055 47.3E  48 02.1N 055 52.2E  1.043  30 238  152  02m52.3s
 11:34   49 26.3N 058 38.1E  47 54.9N 058 14.9E  48 40.4N 058 25.2E  1.043  28 241  150  02m47.6s
 11:36   50 04.0N 061 35.8E  48 32.6N 060 59.2E  49 18.1N 061 15.9E  1.042  25 243  148  02m42.6s
 11:38   50 40.7N 064 58.0E  49 09.7N 064 04.6E  49 55.0N 064 29.2E  1.041  23 246  146  02m37.2s
 11:40   51 15.9N 068 53.5E  49 45.6N 067 38.1E  50 30.6N 068 13.2E  1.040  20 250  144  02m31.2s

 11:42   51 48.4N 073 38.8E  50 19.8N 071 51.8E  51 04.1N 072 41.7E  1.040  17 254  141  02m24.4s
 11:44   52 15.9N 079 51.8E  50 50.8N 077 10.8E  51 33.5N 078 25.1E  1.038  13 259  138  02m16.2s
 11:46   52 27.5N 090 18.0E  51 14.1N 084 50.2E  51 52.4N 087 09.6E  1.036   7 266  133  02m04.8s

 Limits  52 07.3N 098 59.3E  51 00.3N 098 36.4E  51 33.8N 098 47.7E  1.034   0   -  126  01m51.2s

ΔT = 64.9 seconds


Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration


   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:       Time =  10:11:17.6 UT       Lat = 23°08.9'N      Long = 016°45.0'E
      (GE)               Sun Altitude =  67.3°          Path Width = 183.5 km
                          Sun Azimuth = 148.6°    Central Duration =   04m06.7s


   Instant of 
Greatest Duration:      Time =    10:11:40 UT       Lat =   23°16'N      Long =   016°51'E
      (GD)               Sun Altitude =  67.3°          Path Width = 183.4 km
                          Sun Azimuth = 149.2°    Central Duration =   04m06.7s


Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 Mar 29


Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 Mar 29 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 64.9 seconds.

The eclipse predictions presented here DO NOT include the effects of mountains and valleys along the edge of the Moon. Such corrections for the lunar limb profile may shift the limits of the eclipse path north or south by ~1-3 kilometers, and change the eclipse duration by ~1-3 seconds. More detailed predictions including the effects of the lunar limb profile are normally posted 12-18 months before each eclipse,

Acknowledgments

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"

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