Table 16. Local Circumstances for the Near East,
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    °   °   °   °
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               
Gäncä            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               
          


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