Table 28. Local Circumstances for the Middle East
Total Solar Eclipse of 1999 August 11
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 ° ° ° °
ISRAEL
Bat Yam 32°01´N 034°45´E - 10:13:37.9 305 285 72 - - 12:59:40.7 100 40 43 11:41:10.2 23 330 59 244 0.794 0.747
Be'er Sheva' (B 31°14´N 034°47´E - 10:15:10.9 306 284 73 - - 13:00:46.9 99 38 43 11:42:34.2 23 329 59 246 0.775 0.722
Bene Beraq 32°05´N 034°50´E - 10:13:41.0 305 285 72 - - 12:59:41.7 100 40 43 11:41:12.3 23 330 59 244 0.797 0.750
Ghazzah (Gaza) 31°30´N 034°28´E - 10:14:00.4 306 286 73 - - 12:59:59.9 99 38 43 11:41:32.6 23 330 59 245 0.778 0.726
Hefa (Haifa) 32°49´N 034°59´E 7 10:12:40.5 303 285 71 - - 12:58:51.7 101 42 43 11:40:13.3 23 331 59 243 0.817 0.776
Holon 32°01´N 034°46´E - 10:13:40.0 305 285 72 - - 12:59:42.0 100 40 43 11:41:12.0 23 330 59 244 0.795 0.747
Netanya 32°20´N 034°51´E - 10:13:15.7 304 285 72 - - 12:59:22.2 101 41 43 11:40:48.5 23 331 59 244 0.804 0.758
Petah Tiqwa 32°05´N 034°53´E - 10:13:47.3 305 285 72 - - 12:59:45.7 100 40 43 11:41:17.7 23 330 59 244 0.798 0.751
Ramat Gan 32°05´N 034°49´E - 10:13:38.9 305 285 72 - - 12:59:40.4 100 40 43 11:41:10.5 23 330 59 244 0.797 0.750
Rishon leZiyyon 31°58´N 034°48´E - 10:13:49.8 305 285 72 - - 12:59:48.7 100 40 43 11:41:20.7 23 330 59 244 0.794 0.746
Tel Aviv-Yafo 32°04´N 034°46´E 10 10:13:34.5 305 285 72 - - 12:59:37.9 100 40 43 11:41:06.9 23 330 59 244 0.796 0.748
Yerushalayim (A 31°46´N 035°14´E 809 10:15:06.4 305 283 72 - - 13:00:39.9 100 39 43 11:42:27.7 23 329 58 245 0.794 0.747
JORDAN
'Amman 31°57´N 035°56´E 776 10:16:13.5 304 280 72 - - 13:01:18.2 101 40 42 11:43:22.2 23 329 58 246 0.808 0.763
Az-Zarqa' 32°05´N 036°06´E - 10:16:19.6 304 279 71 - - 13:01:18.8 101 41 42 11:43:25.4 23 329 58 246 0.813 0.770
Irbid 32°33´N 035°51´E - 10:14:57.6 303 281 71 - - 13:00:20.3 102 42 42 11:42:11.5 23 330 58 245 0.822 0.781
KUWAIT
Al-Jahrah 29°20´N 047°40´E - 10:43:51.4 300 243 61 - - 13:16:08.9 105 41 29 12:04:53.7 23 319 44 263 0.894 0.872
Al-Kuwayt 29°20´N 047°59´E 5 10:44:24.6 300 243 61 - - 13:16:21.2 105 41 28 12:05:15.8 23 319 44 263 0.898 0.878
LEBANON
Bayrut (Beirut) 33°53´N 035°30´E - 10:11:55.5 301 283 70 - - 12:57:57.1 103 45 43 11:39:18.9 23 333 58 242 0.850 0.817
Sayda (Sidon) 33°33´N 035°22´E - 10:12:12.4 302 284 71 - - 12:58:16.9 103 44 43 11:39:38.9 23 332 58 242 0.840 0.805
Tarabulus (Trip 34°26´N 035°51´E - 10:11:45.3 300 282 70 - - 12:57:32.5 104 47 42 11:38:59.2 22 333 57 241 0.868 0.840
OMAN
Masqat (Muscat) 23°37´N 058°35´E - 11:11:00.5 300 228 47 - - 13:28:26.3 104 35 16 12:24:07.0 22 310 30 275 0.892 0.868
SAUDI ARABIA
Ad-Dammam 26°26´N 050°07´E - 10:53:36.8 302 238 58 - - 13:21:38.7 103 35 25 12:12:31.0 23 314 41 268 0.857 0.824
Al-Hufuf 25°22´N 049°34´E - 10:54:53.9 304 238 58 - - 13:22:40.7 101 32 25 12:13:42.7 23 313 41 269 0.824 0.783
Al-Madinah (Med 24°28´N 039°36´E - 10:39:47.7 314 254 71 - - 13:14:51.4 93 23 36 12:02:24.0 24 314 52 263 0.669 0.591
Ar-Riyad (Riyad 24°38´N 046°43´E 591 10:51:50.8 308 241 62 - - 13:21:37.3 99 29 28 12:11:46.0 23 313 44 268 0.770 0.715
At-Ta'if 21°16´N 040°24´E - 10:49:31.0 319 248 69 - - 13:18:38.1 89 15 34 12:09:02.7 24 309 50 269 0.599 0.507
Jiddah 21°30´N 039°12´E 6 10:46:51.1 319 250 70 - - 13:16:55.6 89 14 36 12:06:50.6 24 309 52 268 0.587 0.494
Makkah (Mecca) 21°27´N 039°49´E - 10:48:02.2 319 249 70 - - 13:17:45.9 89 15 35 12:07:52.1 24 309 51 268 0.595 0.503
SYRIA
Al-Ladhiqiyah ( 35°31´N 035°47´E - 10:09:55.5 298 282 69 - - 12:55:46.4 105 50 42 11:37:03.1 22 335 57 239 0.894 0.873
Al-Qamishli 37°02´N 041°14´E - 10:18:44.9 293 264 65 - - 12:58:46.3 111 56 37 11:43:00.8 22 333 52 245 0.994 0.996
Ar-Raqqah 35°56´N 039°01´E - 10:15:55.5 296 271 67 - - 12:58:35.7 108 52 39 11:41:35.1 22 333 54 244 0.942 0.934
Dayr az-Zawr 35°20´N 040°09´E - 10:19:07.2 296 267 67 - - 13:00:41.9 108 51 38 11:44:20.6 22 331 53 246 0.942 0.933
Dimashq (Damasc 33°30´N 036°18´E 720 10:14:14.1 301 280 70 - - 12:59:30.1 103 44 42 11:41:20.5 23 331 57 244 0.851 0.818
Halab (Aleppo) 36°12´N 037°10´E 390 10:11:45.8 297 277 68 - - 12:56:14.0 107 52 41 11:38:12.2 22 335 56 240 0.927 0.915
Hamah 35°08´N 036°45´E - 10:12:30.7 298 279 69 - - 12:57:29.7 106 49 41 11:39:19.0 22 334 56 242 0.896 0.875
Hims (Homs) 34°44´N 036°43´E - 10:13:04.3 299 279 69 - - 12:58:05.3 105 48 41 11:39:56.3 22 333 57 242 0.886 0.863
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Abu Zaby 24°28´N 054°22´E - 11:03:52.3 302 232 52 - - 13:26:08.8 103 34 20 12:19:40.7 22 312 35 272 0.862 0.831
Al-Ayn 24°13´N 055°46´E - 11:06:16.3 301 230 51 - - 13:26:57.0 103 34 19 12:21:11.5 22 311 33 273 0.873 0.845
Ash-Shariqah 25°22´N 055°23´E - 11:03:33.9 300 231 51 - - 13:25:23.3 105 37 19 12:19:04.8 22 313 34 272 0.896 0.874
Dubayy 25°18´N 055°18´E - 11:03:34.5 300 231 51 - - 13:25:26.8 105 36 20 12:19:07.1 22 313 34 272 0.893 0.871
WEST BANK
Al-Quds (Jerusa 31°46´N 035°14´E 809 10:15:06.4 305 283 72 - - 13:00:39.9 100 39 43 11:42:27.7 23 329 58 245 0.794 0.747
YEMEN
'Adan (Aden) 12°45´N 045°12´E - 11:20:52.1 329 239 57 - - 13:27:55.2 79 356 26 12:28:24.0 24 298 41 279 0.444 0.333
Al-Hudaydah 14°48´N 042°57´E - 11:12:04.0 328 240 61 - - 13:24:56.9 81 359 30 12:22:48.1 24 300 44 277 0.466 0.357
San'A' 15°23´N 044°12´E - 11:11:47.9 325 239 60 - - 13:26:18.2 83 2 28 12:23:27.2 24 301 43 277 0.500 0.394
Ta'Izz 13°38´N 044°04´E - 11:16:57.4 329 239 59 - - 13:26:30.4 80 357 28 12:25:51.7 24 299 42 278 0.451 0.341
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