Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29

Table 16 - Local Circumstances for the Near East



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    °   °   °   °

ARMENIA                 
Jerevan          40°11'N  044°30'E     –   10:02:54.2 236 219 51      –                   –               12:29:30.9  47   3 31  11:18:09.6 321 287 43 228  0.912  0.900               

AZERBAIJAN              
Baku             40°23'N  049°51'E     –   10:11:28.2 240 215 48      –                   –               12:33:49.0  45 359 27  11:24:51.2 322 284 39 235  0.853  0.825               
Ganca            40°40'N  046°22'E     –   10:06:10.8 237 217 50      –                   –               12:31:15.8  47   2 30  11:20:45.7 322 286 41 230  0.902  0.888               

BAHRAIN                 
Al-Manamah       26°13'N  050°35'E     –   10:10:12.8 264 223 59      –                   –               12:16:41.2  16 316 34  11:15:23.0 320 265 47 245  0.427  0.316               

CYPRUS                  
Nicosia          35°10'N  033°22'E   218   09:39:05.4 231 236 58      –                   –               12:14:46.1  45   3 44  10:58:00.0 318 293 55 210  0.950  0.948               

IRAN                    
Ahvaz            31°19'N  048°42'E     –   10:05:47.5 253 222 57      –                   –               12:24:49.6  28 333 32  11:17:28.8 320 273 46 239  0.602  0.514               
Bakhtaran        34°19'N  047°04'E  1320   10:03:33.1 247 222 55      –                   –               12:27:23.7  35 344 32  11:17:37.9 320 278 45 235  0.712  0.647               
Esfahan          32°40'N  051°38'E  1597   10:12:27.8 254 219 53      –                   –               12:28:42.1  29 335 29  11:22:53.0 321 273 42 242  0.604  0.516               
Mashhad          36°18'N  059°36'E     –   10:27:18.7 255 215 44      –                   –               12:37:06.7  34 341 20  11:34:39.5 324 276 32 248  0.632  0.549               
Qom              34°39'N  050°54'E     –   10:11:16.2 250 219 52      –                   –               12:30:30.3  34 341 29  11:23:12.1 322 276 41 239  0.672  0.598               
Shiraz           29°37'N  052°33'E     –   10:14:35.9 260 220 55      –                   –               12:24:37.3  23 325 30  11:21:48.0 321 269 43 245  0.501  0.397               
Tabriz           38°05'N  046°18'E     –   10:04:20.0 240 219 52      –                   –               12:29:56.0  42 355 31  11:19:14.0 321 283 43 231  0.830  0.795               
Tehran           35°40'N  051°26'E  1200   10:12:33.0 249 218 51      –                   –               12:31:52.9  35 344 28  11:24:33.2 322 277 40 240  0.696  0.627               

IRAQ                    
Basra            30°30'N  047°47'E     –   10:03:27.6 253 224 58      –                   –               12:22:56.8  27 332 34  11:15:18.6 320 273 47 238  0.591  0.501               
Mosul            36°20'N  043°08'E   223   09:57:26.4 240 223 55      –                   –               12:25:58.4  40 353 35  11:13:37.9 320 283 47 227  0.824  0.788               
Baghdad          33°21'N  044°25'E    34   09:57:36.5 245 225 58      –                   –               12:24:09.5  34 343 35  11:12:52.9 320 279 48 231  0.722  0.660               

ISRAEL                  
Jerusalem        31°46'N  035°14'E   809   09:37:42.1 237 240 62      –                   –               12:13:19.5  38 351 45  10:56:42.0 317 288 57 215  0.832  0.799
Tel Aviv-Yafo    32°04'N  034°46'E    10   09:37:12.8 236 240 61      –                   –               12:13:09.4  39 352 45  10:56:19.9 317 289 57 214  0.848  0.819               

JORDAN                  
'Amman           31°57'N  035°56'E   776   09:39:16.7 237 238 61      –                   –               12:14:19.5  38 350 44  10:58:04.0 317 287 56 216  0.824  0.789               
Az-Zarqa'        32°05'N  036°06'E     –   09:39:45.8 237 238 61      –                   –               12:14:39.5  38 350 44  10:58:29.7 317 287 56 217  0.825  0.789               

KUWAIT                  
Kuwait City      29°20'N  047°59'E     5   10:03:36.0 255 224 59      –                   –               12:21:11.1  25 328 34  11:14:27.4 320 271 48 239  0.555  0.459               

LEBANON                 
Beirut           33°53'N  035°30'E     –   09:40:58.3 235 235 60      –                   –               12:16:01.2  41 356 43  10:59:45.6 318 289 55 215  0.881  0.861               
Tripoli          34°26'N  035°51'E     –   09:42:18.7 234 234 59      –                   –               12:16:57.7  42 357 42  11:00:56.7 318 289 54 215  0.889  0.871               

OMAN                    
Masqat           23°37'N  058°35'E     –   10:35:11.4 280 223 50      –                   –               12:13:18.0   5 300 28  11:25:43.9 322 260 39 254  0.246  0.143               

QATAR                   
Doha             25°17'N  051°32'E     –   10:13:09.9 267 223 58      –                   –               12:15:00.4  14 312 34  11:15:56.6 320 264 46 246  0.386  0.274               

SAUDI ARABIA            
Jiddah           21°30'N  039°12'E     6   09:36:07.5 255 249 72      –                   –               11:57:54.7  16 315 49  10:48:03.4 315 270 63 230  0.495  0.391               
Mecca            21°27'N  039°49'E     –   09:37:53.5 256 247 72      –                   –               11:58:13.3  15 314 49  10:49:08.6 315 269 63 231  0.481  0.376               
Riyadh           24°38'N  046°43'E   591   09:59:24.7 261 228 64      –                   –               12:10:43.6  16 315 39  11:06:47.5 318 265 52 241  0.441  0.331               

SYRIA                   
Damascus         33°30'N  036°18'E   720   09:41:55.9 236 235 60      –                   –               12:16:30.9  40 354 43  11:00:33.6 318 288 54 216  0.857  0.831               
Halab            36°12'N  037°10'E   390   09:46:49.3 234 230 57      –                   –               12:19:59.0  44 360 40  11:04:51.1 319 289 51 217  0.912  0.900               

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    
Abu Dhabi        24°28'N  054°22'E     –   10:21:51.6 272 222 55      –                   –               12:14:14.0  10 306 32  11:19:47.3 321 262 43 250  0.323  0.212               
Dubayy           25°18'N  055°18'E     –   10:23:47.8 272 222 54      –                   –               12:16:51.0  11 308 30  11:22:08.4 321 263 42 250  0.336  0.225               

YEMEN                   
'Adan            12°45'N  045°12'E     –   09:59:25.6 283 228 73      –                   –               11:28:01.2 348 275 53  10:44:11.6 315 247 64 251  0.149  0.068               
Sana             15°23'N  044°12'E     –   09:52:17.3 274 233 74      –                   –               11:40:19.0 357 287 51  10:47:03.7 315 253 63 246  0.237  0.135               
          




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

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