Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29

Table 10 - Local Circumstances for Africa


(Tables 10 - 12 in the original Bulletin have been combined into a single HTML table in this web edition.)

Location Name Latitude Longitude Elev. First Contact Second Contact Third Contact Fourth Contact Maximum Eclipse Eclip. Eclip. Umbral Umbral U.T. P V Alt U.T. P V U.T. P V U.T. P V Alt U.T. P V Alt Azm Mag. Obs. Depth Durat. m h m s ° ° ° h m s ° ° h m s ° ° h m s ° ° ° h m s ° ° ° ° ALGERIA Algiers 36°47'N 003°03'E 59 09:10:37.8 199 242 40 – – 11:22:22.8 77 88 56 10:15:07.0 138 169 50 140 0.515 0.413 Annaba 36°54'N 007°46'E 20 09:13:31.1 204 243 44 – – 11:32:57.7 72 72 57 10:22:02.8 137 161 53 150 0.595 0.506 Constantine 36°22'N 006°37'E – 09:11:32.5 203 244 43 – – 11:30:02.9 72 75 57 10:19:30.3 137 164 52 147 0.583 0.492 ANGOLA Luanda 08°48'S 013°14'E 59 08:05:06.0 264 9 42 – – 10:08:00.6 6 134 70 09:04:25.1 315 66 56 70 0.407 0.296 BENIN Abomey 07°11'N 001°59'E – 08:05:02.2 230 314 32 09:15:42.4 85 168 09:18:33.8 189 272 10:36:29.6 44 122 70 09:17:07.8 317 40 50 93 1.049 1.000 0.386 02m51s Cotonou 06°21'N 002°26'E – 08:04:06.7 231 316 32 – – 10:35:32.8 42 123 70 09:16:11.9 317 41 50 92 0.982 0.986 Parakou 09°21'N 002°37'E – 08:09:10.2 228 309 34 09:21:01.6 348 68 09:22:58.6 284 3 10:41:55.8 45 116 71 09:21:59.9 136 216 52 96 1.049 1.000 0.153 01m57s Porto-Novo 06°29'N 002°37'E – 08:04:28.6 231 316 33 – – 10:36:07.5 42 122 70 09:16:40.8 317 41 51 93 0.982 0.985 BURKINA FASO Ouagadougou 12°22'N 001°31'W – 08:11:35.8 221 299 30 – – 10:39:48.5 54 122 66 09:22:10.4 138 213 47 99 0.864 0.839 BURUNDI Bujumbura 03°23'S 029°22'E – 08:53:37.1 280 30 70 – – 10:23:12.3 343 194 82 09:37:48.4 311 84 80 48 0.155 0.073 CAMEROON Yaoundé 03°52'N 011°31'E 770 08:10:54.5 242 330 43 – – 10:43:09.4 27 113 81 09:24:01.2 314 42 61 90 0.744 0.688 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Bangui 04°22'N 018°35'E 387 08:23:39.4 249 336 53 – – 10:52:08.0 17 353 89 09:35:39.8 312 39 71 92 0.593 0.504 CHAD Ndjamena 12°07'N 015°03'E 295 08:28:23.4 235 310 50 – – 11:08:30.0 32 25 81 09:45:58.6 313 18 69 113 0.842 0.811 CONGO Brazzaville 04°16'S 015°17'E 318 08:10:10.5 258 358 46 – – 10:23:20.4 10 137 77 09:14:27.1 314 59 62 75 0.473 0.367 Pointe-Noire 04°48'S 011°51'E 50 08:03:37.9 255 355 41 – – 10:19:37.3 15 134 73 09:08:59.7 315 59 57 76 0.534 0.435 COTE D'IVOIRE Abidjan 05°19'N 004°02'W 20 07:57:51.0 229 315 24 – – 10:22:46.8 49 134 60 09:06:32.3 139 225 42 90 0.979 0.982 Bouaké 07°41'N 005°02'W 364 08:01:03.9 225 308 24 – – 10:25:12.5 53 134 60 09:09:24.4 139 222 41 92 0.908 0.895 Yamoussoukro 06°49'N 005°17'W – 07:59:30.4 226 310 24 – – 10:23:17.9 52 135 59 09:07:39.2 139 223 41 91 0.925 0.916 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Kananga 05°54'S 022°25'E – 08:27:55.8 271 17 57 – – 10:18:14.7 354 150 80 09:21:47.4 312 69 69 64 0.270 0.164 Kinshasa 04°18'S 015°18'E – 08:10:11.9 258 358 46 – – 10:23:14.7 10 137 77 09:14:25.3 314 59 62 75 0.472 0.366 Kisangani 00°30'S 025°12'E – 08:36:52.2 266 3 63 – – 10:38:43.1 358 221 85 09:36:31.1 311 59 78 72 0.324 0.213 Mbuji-Mayi 06°09'S 023°38'E – 08:32:03.4 273 21 59 – – 10:16:32.5 351 151 80 09:23:10.8 312 72 71 61 0.235 0.134 DJIBOUTI Djibouti 11°36'N 043°09'E 7 09:50:36.5 281 232 77 – – 11:23:34.5 348 274 56 10:37:28.2 314 246 67 250 0.163 0.078 EGYPT Alexandria 31°12'N 029°54'E 32 09:27:09.8 231 248 61 – – 12:06:10.4 41 359 50 10:47:14.4 316 297 61 202 0.919 0.909 As-Sallum 31°34'N 025°09'E – 09:20:09.9 226 252 58 10:38:08.9 55 49 10:42:03.9 216 208 11:59:59.4 46 10 54 10:40:06.5 316 308 62 188 1.051 1.000 0.830 03m55s Asyut 27°11'N 031°11'E – 09:23:16.2 237 257 65 – – 12:01:56.3 34 346 52 10:43:08.1 315 293 64 205 0.799 0.757 Bahtim 30°08'N 031°17'E – 09:27:56.8 234 249 62 – – 12:06:32.0 38 353 50 10:47:55.7 316 294 61 205 0.867 0.843 Bur Said 31°16'N 032°18'E – 09:31:31.2 234 245 62 – – 12:09:16.4 39 354 48 10:51:14.8 316 292 59 208 0.874 0.853 Cairo 30°03'N 031°15'E 116 09:27:45.5 234 249 62 – – 12:06:22.7 38 353 50 10:47:45.0 316 294 61 205 0.865 0.841 Sidi Barrani 31°36'N 025°55'E – 09:21:22.9 227 252 58 10:40:04.0 94 85 10:42:43.0 177 168 12:01:09.6 46 8 53 10:41:23.6 316 306 61 191 1.051 1.000 0.255 02m39s Suez 29°58'N 032°33'E – 09:30:04.3 236 248 63 – – 12:07:50.3 37 351 49 10:49:47.0 316 291 60 209 0.838 0.807 EQUATORIAL GUINEA Malabo, Bioko 03°45'N 008°47'E – 08:07:05.3 240 328 39 – – 10:39:18.8 30 118 77 09:19:56.9 315 43 58 90 0.799 0.757 ERITREA Asmera 15°20'N 038°53'E 2325 09:31:39.5 264 262 78 – – 11:39:16.9 4 296 56 10:36:00.1 314 261 70 236 0.347 0.236 ETHIOPIA Addis Abeba 09°02'N 038°42'E 2450 09:30:56.1 276 273 84 – – 11:13:59.9 350 274 64 10:22:33.5 313 246 76 247 0.201 0.106 GABON Libreville 00°23'N 009°27'E 35 08:04:02.6 245 337 39 – – 10:31:40.4 25 127 76 09:14:43.7 315 49 57 84 0.708 0.643 GAMBIA Banjul 13°28'N 016°39'W – 08:07:50.2 212 289 15 – – 10:12:50.7 73 148 45 09:07:15.9 143 219 29 94 0.627 0.543 GHANA Accra 05°33'N 000°13'W 27 08:00:45.0 231 316 29 09:09:56.6 79 165 09:12:54.9 196 281 10:29:33.1 45 129 66 09:11:25.5 318 43 47 91 1.048 1.000 0.472 02m58s Cape Coast 05°05'N 001°15'W – 07:59:17.9 231 317 28 09:07:42.2 62 149 09:11:02.6 214 300 10:26:56.5 45 131 64 09:09:22.1 318 44 45 90 1.048 1.000 0.754 03m20s Koforidua 06°03'N 000°17'W – 08:01:27.9 230 315 29 09:10:28.4 48 133 09:13:58.6 227 312 10:30:25.1 45 128 66 09:12:13.2 318 42 47 91 1.048 1.000 0.997 03m30s Kumasi 06°41'N 001°35'W 287 08:01:31.9 228 313 28 – – 10:29:25.3 48 129 64 09:11:44.4 138 222 45 92 0.987 0.991 Obuasi 06°14'N 001°39'W – 08:00:46.7 229 314 28 – – 10:28:27.9 47 130 64 09:10:52.6 138 223 45 91 0.996 0.998 Sekondi-Takoradi 04°59'N 001°43'W – 07:58:49.5 231 317 27 09:06:56.3 49 136 09:10:21.7 227 314 10:25:59.1 46 131 64 09:08:38.7 318 45 44 90 1.048 1.000 0.982 03m25s Tafo 06°13'N 000°22'W – 08:01:39.7 230 315 29 09:10:42.4 35 120 09:14:07.5 240 325 10:30:36.1 46 128 66 09:12:24.6 138 222 47 92 1.048 1.000 0.785 03m25s Tema 05°38'N 000°01'E – 08:01:03.1 231 316 29 09:10:28.7 86 171 09:13:14.7 190 275 10:30:06.1 44 128 66 09:11:51.5 317 43 47 91 1.048 1.000 0.384 02m46s Teshi 05°35'N 000°05'W – 08:00:54.1 231 316 29 09:10:14.3 84 169 09:13:03.9 191 277 10:29:50.3 44 128 66 09:11:38.8 318 43 47 91 1.048 1.000 0.408 02m50s GUINEA Conakry 09°31'N 013°43'W 7 08:00:52.4 219 300 16 – – 10:12:55.8 65 145 48 09:03:28.0 142 223 31 92 0.748 0.692 GUINEA-BISSAU Bissau 11°51'N 015°35'W – 08:04:49.3 215 293 15 – – 10:12:44.7 70 147 46 09:05:33.3 142 221 30 93 0.674 0.600 KENYA Nairobi 01°17'S 036°49'E 1820 09:42:16.7 302 136 85 – – 10:10:10.6 321 201 81 09:56:09.7 311 176 83 315 0.013 0.002 LIBERIA Monrovia 06°18'N 010°47'W 23 07:56:15.9 224 309 17 – – 10:13:15.1 58 142 51 09:01:06.2 141 226 33 90 0.859 0.832 LIBYA Awjilah 29°09'N 021°15'E – 09:09:53.9 224 261 57 10:29:07.6 335 340 10:30:30.5 295 299 11:50:52.6 47 15 59 10:29:49.0 135 140 64 174 1.051 1.000 0.060 01m23s Banghazi 32°07'N 020°04'E 25 09:14:17.4 220 254 54 – – 11:52:30.6 52 25 57 10:32:53.1 135 141 61 174 0.916 0.906 Bardiyah 31°46'N 025°06'E – 09:20:27.6 225 252 58 10:38:21.3 43 37 10:42:19.2 228 220 12:00:08.9 47 11 54 10:40:20.3 136 128 61 188 1.051 1.000 0.958 03m58s Jalu 29°02'N 021°33'E 46 09:10:05.5 224 262 57 10:28:29.3 8 13 10:31:43.4 262 265 11:51:12.4 46 14 59 10:30:06.3 135 139 64 175 1.051 1.000 0.401 03m14s Lukk 32°01'N 024°45'E – 09:20:24.5 225 251 58 10:38:29.2 13 8 10:41:50.5 258 251 11:59:54.5 47 12 54 10:40:09.9 136 129 61 187 1.051 1.000 0.468 03m21s Musaid 31°35'N 025°03'E – 09:20:02.8 226 252 58 10:37:59.5 50 44 10:41:57.2 221 213 11:59:51.7 46 10 54 10:39:58.4 316 309 62 188 1.051 1.000 0.923 03m58s Tripoli 32°54'N 013°11'E 22 09:08:30.9 212 253 49 – – 11:40:40.7 60 48 60 10:23:28.2 136 156 58 156 0.765 0.714 Tubruq (Tobruk) 32°05'N 023°59'E – 09:19:26.0 224 252 57 – – 11:58:48.8 48 14 54 10:39:02.7 136 131 61 185 0.995 0.998 MALI Bamako 12°39'N 008°00'W 340 08:08:43.5 217 295 23 – – 10:27:38.8 63 135 57 09:14:42.8 140 216 39 96 0.754 0.700 MAURITANIA Nouakchott 18°06'N 015°57'W 21 08:17:59.2 206 278 18 – – 10:19:22.3 78 146 46 09:15:54.5 142 213 31 97 0.539 0.440 MOROCCO Casablanca 33°39'N 007°35'W 50 08:59:00.6 193 245 31 – – 10:54:21.2 87 122 52 09:55:00.4 140 186 42 120 0.392 0.280 Fes 34°05'N 004°57'W – 09:00:47.6 195 246 34 – – 11:01:06.9 84 114 54 09:59:16.3 139 183 44 124 0.425 0.315 Marrakech 31°38'N 008°00'W 460 08:53:36.4 195 250 31 – – 10:51:25.2 85 123 52 09:50:39.8 140 189 42 117 0.414 0.303 Rabat 34°02'N 006°51'W 65 09:00:11.0 193 245 32 – – 10:56:28.7 86 120 52 09:56:40.4 140 185 43 122 0.397 0.285 Tangier 35°48'N 005°45'W 73 09:05:04.3 193 241 33 – – 11:00:42.5 87 116 52 10:01:22.2 139 181 43 125 0.389 0.277 NIGER Maradi 13°29'N 007°06'E – 08:20:50.5 226 301 41 09:35:08.6 357 67 09:37:46.3 272 342 10:58:18.6 44 87 76 09:36:27.2 135 204 59 106 1.050 1.000 0.264 02m38s Niamey 13°31'N 002°07'E 216 08:16:25.1 222 298 35 – – 10:48:56.5 51 109 71 09:29:18.1 136 209 52 102 0.907 0.894 Zinder 13°48'N 008°59'E – 08:23:27.0 227 302 43 09:38:19.3 80 147 09:41:33.1 189 256 11:02:20.8 42 74 78 09:39:56.0 314 22 61 109 1.051 1.000 0.423 03m14s NIGERIA Abeokuta 07°10'N 003°26'E – 08:06:16.5 231 315 34 – – 10:38:54.0 42 119 72 09:19:00.8 316 39 52 94 0.982 0.985 Ado-Ekiti 07°38'N 005°12'E – 08:08:41.9 232 315 36 – – 10:42:49.1 40 114 74 09:22:17.2 316 37 54 95 0.958 0.958 Bilma 18°41'N 012°56'E – 08:37:36.7 226 291 49 09:54:05.2 51 102 09:58:07.3 216 265 11:19:09.7 43 37 75 09:56:06.0 314 3 66 127 1.051 1.000 0.867 04m02s Enugu 06°27'N 007°27'E 233 08:09:15.5 235 320 39 – – 10:43:46.4 35 112 77 09:23:10.2 315 38 57 94 0.887 0.869 Gusau 12°12'N 006°40'E – 08:18:00.8 227 304 40 09:31:19.7 42 115 09:35:11.1 228 300 10:54:55.6 43 94 76 09:33:15.1 135 207 58 103 1.050 1.000 0.955 03m51s Ibadan 07°17'N 003°30'E – 08:06:31.3 231 314 34 – – 10:39:15.3 42 119 72 09:19:19.2 316 39 52 94 0.983 0.987 Igboho 08°51'N 003°45'E – 08:09:18.8 229 311 35 09:20:57.7 74 154 09:24:14.4 198 278 10:42:54.8 43 115 73 09:22:35.8 316 36 53 96 1.049 1.000 0.530 03m17s Ilesha 07°38'N 004°45'E – 08:08:15.3 231 314 36 – – 10:42:04.5 41 115 74 09:21:40.1 316 38 54 95 0.967 0.969 Iwo 07°38'N 004°11'E – 08:07:42.8 231 314 35 – – 10:41:07.8 41 117 73 09:20:53.7 316 38 53 95 0.978 0.981 Kaduna 10°33'N 007°27'E – 08:15:53.5 230 309 40 – – 10:52:50.9 40 96 77 09:31:08.0 315 30 58 101 0.976 0.979 Kano 12°00'N 008°30'E – 08:19:36.3 229 306 42 – – 10:57:44.3 41 84 78 09:35:34.5 314 26 60 104 0.984 0.988 Katsina 13°00'N 007°32'E – 08:20:23.1 227 303 41 09:34:11.3 46 116 09:38:05.2 224 294 10:58:07.0 43 86 77 09:36:08.0 315 25 59 106 1.050 1.000 0.986 03m54s Kaura Namoda 12°35'N 006°35'E – 08:18:38.1 227 303 40 09:32:09.1 20 92 09:35:38.4 250 322 10:55:33.4 44 93 76 09:33:53.5 135 207 58 104 1.050 1.000 0.572 03m29s Kishi 09°05'N 003°52'E – 08:09:48.8 229 310 35 09:21:27.9 67 146 09:24:56.5 205 284 10:43:35.6 43 114 73 09:23:11.9 316 35 53 97 1.049 1.000 0.643 03m29s Lagos 06°27'N 003°24'E 3 08:05:07.5 232 316 34 – – 10:37:20.7 41 121 71 09:17:38.9 316 40 52 93 0.967 0.968 Maiduguri 11°51'N 013°10'E – 08:25:11.6 233 310 48 – – 11:05:02.8 34 46 81 09:42:26.2 313 21 66 109 0.879 0.859 Mushin 06°32'N 003°22'E – 08:05:13.4 232 316 34 – – 10:37:27.9 41 121 71 09:17:45.4 316 40 52 93 0.969 0.971 Onitsha 06°09'N 006°47'E – 08:08:04.3 235 320 38 – – 10:42:04.2 36 114 76 09:21:40.4 315 39 56 93 0.894 0.878 Oshogbo 07°47'N 004°34'E – 08:08:19.2 231 314 36 – – 10:42:05.2 41 115 73 09:21:42.0 316 37 54 95 0.974 0.977 Port Harcourt 04°43'N 007°05'E – 08:06:21.1 237 324 38 – – 10:39:13.7 34 118 76 09:19:24.4 315 42 56 91 0.856 0.829 Shaki 08°39'N 003°25'E – 08:08:40.7 229 311 34 09:20:03.9 69 149 09:23:28.3 203 284 10:41:55.7 44 116 72 09:21:45.8 316 36 53 96 1.049 1.000 0.612 03m24s Tessaoua 13°45'N 007°59'E – 08:22:15.9 226 301 42 09:36:24.4 32 101 09:40:13.9 237 305 11:00:27.2 43 81 77 09:38:18.9 135 203 60 107 1.051 1.000 0.781 03m49s Zaria 11°07'N 007°44'E – 08:17:11.4 229 308 41 – – 10:54:32.5 41 92 78 09:32:40.3 315 29 59 102 0.982 0.985 Zinder 13°48'N 008°59'E – 08:23:27.0 227 302 43 09:38:19.3 80 147 09:41:33.1 189 256 11:02:20.8 42 74 78 09:39:56.0 314 22 61 109 1.051 1.000 0.423 03m14s RWANDA Kigali 01°57'S 030°04'E – 08:55:43.5 278 25 72 – – 10:29:21.9 345 214 82 09:41:56.2 311 84 82 47 0.169 0.083 SENEGAL Dakar 14°40'N 017°26'W 40 08:10:11.5 210 286 14 – – 10:12:51.6 76 149 44 09:08:34.3 143 218 28 94 0.592 0.502 SIERRA LEONE Freetown 08°30'N 013°15'W 28 07:59:11.4 220 302 16 – – 10:12:20.6 63 144 49 09:02:16.2 142 224 31 91 0.777 0.728 SUDAN Khartoum 15°36'N 032°32'E 390 09:11:20.3 253 294 74 – – 11:36:47.1 13 310 62 10:23:59.9 313 282 76 211 0.498 0.395 TANZANIA Mwanza 02°31'S 032°54'E – 09:11:56.6 288 47 78 – – 10:20:30.0 335 204 81 09:45:56.4 311 114 84 17 0.085 0.030 TOGO Lome 06°08'N 001°13'E 22 08:02:45.4 231 316 31 – – 10:33:05.3 43 126 68 09:14:14.7 317 42 49 92 1.000 1.000 TUNISIA Sfax 34°44'N 010°46'E – 09:10:35.9 208 249 46 – – 11:37:31.5 66 59 58 10:22:53.2 137 158 56 153 0.686 0.616 Tunis 36°48'N 010°11'E 66 09:14:55.0 206 244 45 – – 11:38:00.1 69 64 56 10:25:23.7 137 157 54 155 0.640 0.560 UGANDA Kampala 00°19'N 032°25'E 1312 09:05:20.6 279 22 77 – – 10:37:30.1 344 238 79 09:50:58.0 311 112 87 19 0.159 0.076 WESTERN SAHARA El Aaiun 27°09'N 013°12'W – 08:40:46.6 196 258 24 – – 10:34:47.2 86 138 48 09:35:41.6 141 200 36 107 0.411 0.300


Table adapted from "Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29" (NASA/TP-2004-212762).

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