Table 10. Local Circumstances for Africa,
Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29



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               

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