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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