Table 19. Local Circumstances for the North Atlantic,
Portugal, and Spain
Solar Eclipse of 1998 February 26
Location Name Latitude Longitude Elev First Contact Second Contact Third Contact Fourth Contact Maximum Eclipse Eclip. Eclip. 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. Durat.
° ' ° ' m h m s ° ° ° h m s ° ° h m s ° ° h m s ° ° ° h m s ° ° ° °
AZORES
Ponta Delgada 37 44.0N 025 40.0W 36 18:05:25 232 186 16 -- -- -- 19:04:52 159 108 5 255 0.735 0.672
BERMUDA
Hamilton 32 17.0N 064 46.0W 46 17:21:49 215 200 47 -- -- 19:40:50 93 47 29 18:34:15 154 120 40 221 0.538 0.438
CANARY ISLANDS
Las Palmas G.Canaria 28 07.0N 015 28.0W 6 18:11:41 253 194 10 -- -- -- 18:58:08 - - 0 260 0.792 0.743
Santa Cruz Tenerife 28 25.0N 016 16.0W - 18:11:16 253 194 10 -- -- -- 19:00:42 - - 0 260 0.842 0.806
CAPE VERDE
Praia 14 55.0N 023 31.0W 34 18:13:40 274 204 20 -- -- -- 19:09:23 339 265 7 259 0.561 0.463
ICELAND
Reykjavík 64 09.0N 021 51.0W 28 18:20:29 180 155 1 -- -- -- 18:35:12 - - 0 252 0.050 0.013
PORTUGAL
Amadora 38 45.0N 009 14.0W - 18:09:59 237 186 3 -- -- -- 18:24:09 - - 0 259 0.240 0.137
Barreiro 38 40.0N 009 04.0W - 18:10:01 237 187 2 -- -- -- 18:23:34 - - 0 259 0.230 0.129
Braga 41 33.0N 008 26.0W - 18:09:33 232 184 2 -- -- -- 18:18:15 - - 0 259 0.144 0.065
Coimbra 40 12.0N 008 25.0W - 18:09:46 235 185 2 -- -- -- 18:19:32 - - 0 259 0.164 0.078
Lisboa (Lisbon) 38 43.0N 009 08.0W 95 18:10:00 237 187 2 -- -- -- 18:25:33 - - 0 260 0.263 0.157
Porto 41 11.0N 008 36.0W - 18:09:36 233 185 2 -- -- -- 18:19:17 - - 0 259 0.161 0.076
Setúbal 38 32.0N 008 54.0W - 18:10:04 237 187 2 -- -- -- 18:23:02 - - 0 259 0.221 0.121
Vila Nova de Gaia 41 08.0N 008 37.0W - 18:09:36 233 185 2 -- -- -- 18:19:24 - - 0 259 0.163 0.077
ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON
Saint-Pierre Island 46 47.0N 056 11.0W - 17:53:24 198 176 29 -- -- 19:26:51 116 81 18 18:41:17 157 127 24 225 0.257 0.152
SPAIN
Alcalá de Guadaira 37 20.0N 005 50.0W - 18:10:31 240 188 0 -- -- -- 18:11:56 - - 0 260 0.025 0.005
Algeciras 36 08.0N 005 30.0W - 18:10:52 243 189 0 -- -- -- 18:11:40 - - 0 260 0.014 0.002
Badajoz 38 53.0N 006 58.0W - 18:10:07 237 187 1 -- -- -- 18:15:01 - - 0 259 0.084 0.029
Cáceres 39 29.0N 006 22.0W - 18:10:00 236 186 1 -- -- -- 18:12:04 - - 0 259 0.035 0.008
Cádiz 36 32.0N 006 18.0W - 18:10:43 242 189 1 -- -- -- 18:14:30 - - 0 260 0.066 0.020
Dos Hermanas 37 17.0N 005 55.0W - 18:10:32 240 188 0 -- -- -- 18:12:18 - - 0 260 0.031 0.007
El Ferrol del Caudillo 43 29.0N 008 14.0W - 18:09:19 229 183 1 -- -- -- 18:15:27 - - 0 259 0.099 0.037
El Puerto de Santa María 36 36.0N 006 13.0W - 18:10:42 242 188 1 -- -- -- 18:14:06 - - 0 260 0.060 0.017
Huelva 37 16.0N 006 57.0W - 18:10:30 240 188 1 -- -- -- 18:16:26 - - 0 260 0.103 0.039
Jerez de la Frontera 36 41.0N 006 08.0W - 18:10:41 241 188 1 -- -- -- 18:13:42 - - 0 260 0.053 0.015
La Coruña 43 22.0N 008 23.0W - 18:09:20 229 183 1 -- -- -- 18:16:10 - - 0 259 0.111 0.044
Lugo 43 00.0N 007 34.0W - 18:09:23 230 183 1 -- -- -- 18:13:18 - - 0 259 0.064 0.020
Mérida 38 55.0N 006 20.0W - 18:10:07 237 187 1 -- -- -- 18:12:28 - - 0 259 0.040 0.010
Orense 42 20.0N 007 51.0W - 18:09:28 231 184 1 -- -- -- 18:15:08 - - 0 259 0.094 0.034
San Cristóbal de la Lagu 28 29.0N 016 19.0W - 18:11:13 252 194 10 -- -- -- 19:00:51 - - 0 260 0.845 0.810
San Fernando 36 28.0N 006 12.0W - 18:10:45 242 189 1 -- -- -- 18:14:10 - - 0 260 0.060 0.018
Santiago de Compostela 42 53.0N 008 33.0W - 18:09:22 230 183 1 -- -- -- 18:17:20 - - 0 259 0.130 0.055
Sevilla 37 23.0N 005 59.0W 30 18:10:30 240 188 1 -- -- -- 18:13:27 - - 0 260 0.051 0.014
Vigo 42 14.0N 008 43.0W - 18:09:27 231 184 2 -- -- -- 18:18:41 - - 0 259 0.151 0.070
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