Table 16. Local Circumstances for Europe - France
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 ° ° ° °
FRANCE
Abbeville 50°06´N 001°50´E - 09:04:31.3 282 318 41 10:21:45.2 47 72 10:22:55.4 342 6 11:43:48.1 106 110 55 10:22:20.3 194 219 50 142 1.027 1.000 01m10s
Albert 50°00´N 002°39´E - 09:05:24.6 283 318 41 10:22:54.2 52 75 10:24:13.3 337 0 11:45:11.8 107 109 55 10:23:33.7 195 218 51 144 1.027 1.000 01m19s
Aix en Provence 43°32´N 005°26´E - 09:05:49.9 293 335 46 - - 11:53:29.3 98 94 62 10:27:53.6 16 42 58 144 0.848 0.815
Amiens 49°54´N 002°18´E - 09:04:54.5 283 318 41 10:22:04.4 73 97 10:23:55.8 316 339 11:44:40.3 106 110 55 10:23:00.1 195 218 51 143 1.027 1.000 01m51s
Angers 47°28´N 000°33´W - 08:59:39.6 287 327 40 - - 11:40:38.7 102 110 57 10:17:49.7 14 44 51 136 0.944 0.937
Angoulˆme 45°39´N 000°09´E - 08:59:22.3 290 332 41 - - 11:42:19.8 99 107 59 10:18:26.7 14 45 52 135 0.893 0.872
Annecy 45°54´N 006°07´E - 09:07:29.4 289 328 46 - - 11:53:37.3 102 97 59 10:29:00.8 16 38 56 148 0.920 0.906
Avignon 43°57´N 004°49´E - 09:05:00.8 293 334 46 - - 11:52:03.7 98 96 61 10:26:41.2 15 42 57 143 0.858 0.827
Bayonne 43°29´N 001°29´W - 08:56:19.1 293 339 40 - - 11:39:12.3 95 107 61 10:14:58.2 14 50 53 130 0.825 0.785
Beauvais 49°26´N 002°05´E - 09:04:16.4 283 320 41 10:21:36.2 134 158 10:23:30.6 255 280 11:44:32.5 106 109 56 10:22:33.4 15 39 51 142 1.027 1.000 01m54s
Besançon 47°15´N 006°02´E - 09:07:57.9 287 324 45 - - 11:52:38.2 104 100 58 10:28:48.9 15 37 55 149 0.958 0.954
Béthune 50°32´N 002°38´E - 09:05:50.1 282 317 41 - - 11:44:52.7 107 110 55 10:23:39.4 195 217 50 144 0.988 0.990
Bolbec 49°34´N 000°29´E - 09:02:30.0 283 320 40 10:19:12.2 135 161 10:21:03.4 254 280 11:41:47.6 105 111 55 10:20:07.8 14 40 50 139 1.027 1.000 01m51s
Bordeaux 44°50´N 000°34´W 48 08:58:03.4 291 334 41 - - 11:41:02.4 98 107 60 10:16:59.0 14 47 52 133 0.867 0.839
Boulogne Billan 48°50´N 002°15´E - 09:04:01.0 284 322 42 - - 11:45:06.6 105 108 56 10:22:40.9 15 40 51 142 0.991 0.993
Brest 48°24´N 004°29´W - 08:56:04.0 285 325 36 - - 11:33:33.0 102 117 55 10:12:11.8 13 46 47 130 0.964 0.962
Caen 49°11´N 000°21´W - 09:01:13.4 284 322 39 - - 11:40:31.2 104 112 56 10:18:43.9 14 41 50 138 0.994 0.996
Calais 50°57´N 001°50´E - 09:05:16.0 281 316 40 - - 11:43:22.3 108 112 54 10:22:34.0 194 218 50 143 0.978 0.979
Cambrai 50°10´N 003°14´E - 09:06:15.0 282 317 42 - - 11:46:03.6 107 109 55 10:24:29.6 195 217 51 145 0.996 0.998
Cannes 43°33´N 007°01´E - 09:08:13.4 293 334 48 - - 11:56:42.0 99 91 61 10:30:58.4 16 39 58 148 0.856 0.824
Châlons sur Mar 48°57´N 004°22´E - 09:06:45.2 284 320 43 10:25:49.6 181 203 10:26:22.4 209 231 11:48:40.1 106 105 56 10:26:06.0 15 37 52 146 1.028 1.000 00m33s
Chambéry 45°34´N 005°56´E - 09:07:06.3 290 329 46 - - 11:53:28.1 101 97 60 10:28:42.0 16 39 56 147 0.910 0.893
Charleville Méz 49°46´N 004°43´E - 09:07:46.8 283 317 43 10:26:03.1 54 75 10:27:26.7 336 357 11:48:44.4 107 106 56 10:26:44.9 195 216 52 148 1.028 1.000 01m24s
Chauny 49°37´N 003°13´E - 09:05:47.7 283 319 42 10:23:16.7 97 121 10:25:27.2 292 315 11:46:20.7 106 108 56 10:24:21.9 195 218 51 145 1.027 1.000 02m10s
Cherbourg 49°39´N 001°39´W - 09:00:11.2 283 321 38 10:16:10.5 145 174 10:17:45.3 242 270 11:38:11.4 105 114 55 10:16:57.8 14 42 49 136 1.027 1.000 01m35s
Clermont Ferrand 45°47´N 003°05´E - 09:03:14.4 289 330 43 - - 11:47:55.7 100 102 60 10:23:34.8 15 42 54 141 0.905 0.887
Compiàgne 49°25´N 002°50´E - 09:05:10.2 284 320 42 10:22:42.3 126 150 10:24:44.8 263 287 11:45:48.7 106 108 56 10:23:43.5 15 38 51 144 1.027 1.000 02m02s
Creil 49°16´N 002°29´E - 09:04:37.7 284 320 42 10:22:25.0 153 177 10:23:52.5 236 260 11:45:18.0 105 108 56 10:23:08.7 15 39 51 143 1.027 1.000 01m27s
Crépy en Valois 49°14´N 002°54´E - 09:05:06.8 284 320 42 10:23:02.4 151 175 10:24:33.1 238 262 11:46:01.3 106 108 56 10:23:47.7 15 38 51 144 1.028 1.000 01m31s
Dieppe 49°56´N 001°05´E - 09:03:30.3 283 319 40 10:20:09.0 83 109 10:22:09.5 305 330 11:42:38.5 106 111 55 10:21:09.2 194 219 50 141 1.027 1.000 02m01s
Dijon 47°19´N 005°01´E - 09:06:36.6 287 324 44 - - 11:50:46.4 104 102 58 10:27:03.7 15 38 54 147 0.956 0.952
Douai 50°22´N 003°04´E - 09:06:12.8 282 317 42 - - 11:45:40.4 107 109 55 10:24:16.7 195 217 51 145 0.991 0.993
Dunkerque 51°03´N 002°22´E - 09:05:58.5 281 315 41 - - 11:44:09.9 108 111 54 10:23:22.9 194 217 50 144 0.974 0.974
Elbeuf 49°17´N 001°00´E - 09:02:52.0 284 321 40 - - 11:42:46.7 105 110 56 10:20:50.1 14 40 50 140 1.000 1.000
Fécamp 49°45´N 000°22´E - 09:02:31.3 283 320 40 10:18:57.1 113 139 10:21:04.5 276 302 11:41:31.6 105 112 55 10:20:00.7 14 40 50 139 1.027 1.000 02m07s
Forbach 49°11´N 006°54´E - 09:10:14.1 284 318 45 10:29:07.7 96 115 10:31:20.8 295 313 11:52:46.0 107 103 56 10:30:14.2 196 214 53 152 1.028 1.000 02m13s
Forges les Eaux 49°37´N 001°33´E - 09:03:47.1 283 320 41 10:20:43.1 117 142 10:22:50.2 272 297 11:43:33.7 106 110 56 10:21:46.6 14 39 50 141 1.027 1.000 02m07s
Grenoble 45°10´N 005°43´E - 09:06:39.5 291 330 46 - - 11:53:16.3 101 97 60 10:28:19.4 16 40 56 146 0.897 0.877
Hagondange 49°15´N 006°10´E - 09:09:17.9 284 318 44 10:27:55.6 100 120 10:30:09.3 291 310 11:51:29.9 107 104 56 10:29:02.4 195 215 53 150 1.028 1.000 02m14s
Haguenau 48°49´N 007°47´E - 09:11:13.2 284 318 46 10:30:38.2 124 142 10:32:47.6 267 285 11:54:31.6 107 101 56 10:31:42.9 16 33 54 154 1.028 1.000 02m09s
Hayange 49°20´N 006°03´E - 09:09:12.0 284 318 44 10:27:46.0 92 112 10:29:56.4 299 318 11:51:14.6 107 104 56 10:28:51.2 195 215 53 150 1.028 1.000 02m10s
Hirson 49°55´N 004°05´E - 09:07:05.8 283 317 42 10:25:22.5 36 58 10:26:10.0 354 15 11:47:36.2 107 107 55 10:25:46.2 195 217 52 147 1.028 1.000 00m48s
La Rochette 45°28´N 006°07´E - 09:07:20.1 290 329 46 - - 11:53:52.4 101 97 60 10:29:02.5 16 39 56 148 0.908 0.890
Le Havre 49°30´N 000°08´E - 09:02:02.5 283 321 40 10:18:48.9 149 176 10:20:20.2 239 266 11:41:13.8 105 112 55 10:19:34.5 14 41 50 139 1.027 1.000 01m31s
Le Mans 48°00´N 000°12´E - 09:00:55.9 286 325 40 - - 11:41:50.9 103 110 57 10:19:11.9 14 42 51 137 0.961 0.958
Lens 50°26´N 002°50´E - 09:05:59.3 282 317 41 - - 11:45:15.5 107 110 55 10:23:56.2 195 217 50 145 0.990 0.992
Lille 50°38´N 003°04´E 43 09:06:26.1 282 316 41 - - 11:45:31.1 108 110 55 10:24:20.0 195 217 50 145 0.984 0.985
Limoges 45°50´N 001°16´E - 09:00:53.0 289 331 42 - - 11:44:26.1 100 105 59 10:20:24.6 15 44 53 137 0.901 0.882
Longwy 49°31´N 005°46´E - 09:08:57.1 283 318 44 10:27:27.5 73 93 10:29:20.8 317 337 11:50:38.6 107 105 56 10:28:24.1 195 215 53 150 1.028 1.000 01m53s
Lorient 47°45´N 003°22´W - 08:56:41.7 286 327 37 - - 11:35:32.7 101 115 56 10:13:32.2 13 46 49 131 0.947 0.940
Lyon 45°45´N 004°51´E 286 09:05:38.3 290 329 45 - - 11:51:18.7 101 99 60 10:26:43.7 15 40 55 145 0.911 0.894
Marseille 43°18´N 005°24´E 75 09:05:44.6 294 336 46 - - 11:53:31.0 98 94 62 10:27:50.8 16 42 58 144 0.841 0.806
Maubeuge 50°17´N 003°58´E - 09:07:14.4 282 316 42 - - 11:47:11.0 107 108 55 10:25:38.7 195 216 51 147 0.991 0.993
Meaux 48°57´N 002°52´E - 09:04:51.7 284 321 42 - - 11:46:06.7 105 107 56 10:23:41.3 15 39 52 143 0.996 0.997
Melun 48°32´N 002°40´E - 09:04:18.9 285 322 42 - - 11:45:58.4 104 107 57 10:23:17.3 15 39 52 143 0.983 0.984
Metz 49°08´N 006°10´E - 09:09:13.4 284 318 44 10:27:55.6 113 133 10:30:09.0 277 297 11:51:35.0 107 103 56 10:29:02.3 15 35 53 150 1.028 1.000 02m13s
Montbéliard 47°31´N 006°48´E - 09:09:09.8 287 323 46 - - 11:53:49.2 105 100 58 10:30:07.9 16 36 55 151 0.969 0.968
Montpellier 43°36´N 003°53´E - 09:03:35.0 293 336 45 - - 11:50:17.1 97 97 62 10:24:54.8 15 44 56 141 0.844 0.809
Moyeuvre Grande 49°15´N 006°02´E - 09:09:07.3 284 318 44 10:27:42.4 102 122 10:29:56.4 289 308 11:51:16.6 107 104 56 10:28:49.4 195 215 53 150 1.028 1.000 02m14s
Mulhouse (Mülha 47°45´N 007°20´E - 09:10:01.5 286 321 46 - - 11:54:35.2 105 99 57 10:31:02.2 16 35 55 152 0.978 0.978
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 ° ° ° °
FRANCE
Nancy 48°41´N 006°12´E - 09:08:59.1 285 320 45 - - 11:51:57.6 106 103 57 10:29:05.3 15 35 54 150 1.000 1.000
Nantes 47°13´N 001°33´W - 08:58:19.0 287 328 39 - - 11:38:52.7 101 111 57 10:16:08.4 14 45 50 133 0.935 0.925
Nice 43°42´N 007°15´E - 09:08:36.1 293 334 48 - - 11:57:05.3 99 91 61 10:31:24.2 16 39 58 149 0.861 0.831
Nîmes 43°50´N 004°21´E - 09:04:18.6 293 335 45 - - 11:51:09.6 98 97 61 10:25:48.1 15 43 57 142 0.853 0.820
Noyon 49°35´N 003°00´E - 09:05:30.2 283 319 42 10:22:55.5 104 128 10:25:06.9 285 309 11:46:00.2 106 108 56 10:24:01.2 195 218 51 144 1.027 1.000 02m11s
Orléans 47°55´N 001°54´E - 09:02:56.1 286 324 42 - - 11:44:54.0 103 107 57 10:21:55.1 15 41 52 141 0.963 0.961
Paris 48°52´N 002°20´E 50 09:04:08.6 284 321 42 - - 11:45:14.3 105 108 56 10:22:49.3 15 39 51 142 0.992 0.994
Pau 43°18´N 000°22´W - 08:57:40.9 293 339 41 - - 11:41:31.1 95 105 62 10:16:56.0 14 49 54 132 0.822 0.781
Perpignan 42°41´N 002°53´E - 09:01:57.9 295 339 44 - - 11:48:25.8 95 98 63 10:22:57.7 15 46 56 138 0.813 0.770
Poitiers 46°35´N 000°20´E - 09:00:08.3 288 329 41 - - 11:42:28.7 101 108 58 10:19:00.3 14 44 52 136 0.921 0.907
Reims 49°15´N 004°02´E - 09:06:32.4 284 319 43 10:24:36.3 131 154 10:26:35.7 259 281 11:47:55.5 106 106 56 10:25:36.0 15 37 52 146 1.028 1.000 01m59s
Rennes 48°05´N 001°41´W - 08:58:49.1 285 325 39 - - 11:38:29.3 102 113 57 10:16:16.1 14 44 50 134 0.960 0.956
Rethel 49°31´N 004°22´E - 09:07:09.2 283 318 43 10:25:04.7 94 116 10:27:15.1 296 317 11:48:19.3 107 106 56 10:26:09.9 195 217 52 147 1.028 1.000 02m10s
Rouen 49°27´N 001°05´E - 09:03:06.0 283 320 40 10:20:11.0 144 170 10:21:50.5 244 270 11:42:51.0 105 111 56 10:21:00.7 14 40 50 140 1.027 1.000 01m40s
Saint Avold 49°06´N 006°42´E - 09:09:54.8 284 318 45 10:28:47.3 109 128 10:31:02.1 282 301 11:52:29.9 107 103 56 10:29:54.6 15 35 53 152 1.028 1.000 02m15s
Saint Étienne 45°26´N 004°24´E - 09:04:53.3 290 330 45 - - 11:50:36.1 100 99 60 10:25:54.7 15 41 55 144 0.900 0.880
Saint Étienne d 49°23´N 001°06´E - 09:03:03.9 284 321 40 10:20:20.3 155 181 10:21:42.0 233 259 11:42:54.4 105 110 56 10:21:01.1 14 40 50 140 1.027 1.000 01m22s
Saint Nazaire 47°17´N 002°12´W - 08:57:37.4 287 328 39 - - 11:37:41.2 101 112 57 10:15:08.2 14 45 50 132 0.936 0.926
Saint Quentin 49°51´N 003°17´E - 09:06:03.5 283 318 42 10:23:39.3 66 89 10:25:22.2 323 346 11:46:19.5 107 108 55 10:24:30.7 195 217 51 145 1.027 1.000 01m43s
Sarcelles 49°00´N 002°23´E - 09:04:18.2 284 321 42 - - 11:45:15.6 105 108 56 10:22:55.8 15 39 51 143 0.996 0.997
Sarrebourg 48°44´N 007°03´E - 09:10:09.9 285 319 45 10:29:41.1 150 169 10:31:18.8 242 260 11:53:21.7 106 101 56 10:30:29.9 16 34 54 152 1.028 1.000 01m38s
Saverne 48°44´N 007°22´E - 09:10:35.9 285 319 45 10:30:07.3 143 161 10:31:55.9 249 267 11:53:53.7 107 101 56 10:31:01.6 16 34 54 153 1.028 1.000 01m49s
Sedan 49°42´N 004°57´E - 09:08:01.7 283 318 43 10:26:19.0 61 82 10:27:54.3 329 350 11:49:10.2 107 106 56 10:27:06.6 195 216 52 148 1.028 1.000 01m35s
Senlis 49°12´N 002°35´E - 09:04:42.0 284 320 42 10:22:44.0 164 189 10:23:50.6 225 249 11:45:30.1 105 108 56 10:23:17.3 15 39 51 143 1.027 1.000 01m07s
Soissons 49°22´N 003°20´E - 09:05:44.9 284 319 42 10:23:28.7 126 149 10:25:31.9 264 287 11:46:40.8 106 107 56 10:24:30.3 15 38 52 145 1.028 1.000 02m03s
Strasbourg 48°35´N 007°45´E 142 09:11:02.5 285 319 46 10:30:58.5 158 176 10:32:22.7 234 252 11:54:39.5 106 100 56 10:31:40.6 16 34 54 153 1.028 1.000 01m24s
Thionville 49°22´N 006°10´E - 09:09:22.5 284 318 44 10:27:59.3 86 106 10:30:05.8 305 324 11:51:24.8 107 104 56 10:29:02.6 195 215 53 151 1.028 1.000 02m07s
Toulon 43°07´N 005°56´E - 09:06:31.2 294 336 47 - - 11:54:41.7 98 92 62 10:28:54.6 16 42 58 145 0.838 0.802
Toulouse 43°36´N 001°26´E 164 09:00:10.0 293 337 43 - - 11:45:13.9 96 102 62 10:20:18.2 15 47 55 136 0.836 0.799
Tours 47°23´N 000°41´E - 09:01:04.8 287 326 41 - - 11:42:54.2 102 108 58 10:19:48.1 14 43 52 138 0.945 0.937
Troyes 48°18´N 004°05´E - 09:05:57.3 285 322 43 - - 11:48:33.6 105 105 57 10:25:33.9 15 38 53 145 0.981 0.982
Valence 44°56´N 004°54´E - 09:05:24.7 291 331 45 - - 11:51:48.0 100 98 60 10:26:49.3 15 41 56 144 0.887 0.864
Valenciennes 50°21´N 003°32´E - 09:06:45.8 282 317 42 - - 11:46:26.4 107 109 55 10:24:59.3 195 217 51 146 0.990 0.992
Verdun 49°10´N 005°23´E - 09:08:12.9 284 319 44 10:26:41.5 121 142 10:28:50.3 269 290 11:50:14.9 106 104 56 10:27:45.9 15 36 53 149 1.028 1.000 02m09s
Villeurbanne 45°46´N 004°53´E - 09:05:41.7 290 329 45 - - 11:51:22.0 101 99 60 10:26:47.4 15 40 55 145 0.911 0.895
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