Total Solar Eclipse of March 29, 2006
On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse traces a path crossing Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Libya, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, and Kazakhstan, reaching greatest eclipse at 9:58 AM UTC.
- Greatest eclipse
- 9:58 AM UTC
- Duration
- 4m 07s
- Path width
- 184 km
- Greatest-eclipse location
- 23.2°N, 16.7°E
- Magnitude
- 1.0515
- Saros series
- 139
Major cities in the path
| City | Country | Phase | Duration | Begins (UTC) |
|---|
| Accra | Ghana | Total | 2m 59s | 9:09 AM UTC |
| Konya | Turkey | Total | 3m 33s | 10:57 AM UTC |
| Antalya | Turkey | Total | 3m 09s | 10:54 AM UTC |
| Kayseri | Turkey | Total | 1m 53s | 11:03 AM UTC |
| Astrakhan | Russia | Total | 0m 52s | 11:24 AM UTC |
| Katsina | Nigeria | Total | 3m 53s | 9:34 AM UTC |
| Astana | Kazakhstan | Total | 2m 15s | 11:40 AM UTC |
| Naltchik | Russia | Total | 3m 05s | 11:17 AM UTC |
| Sekondi | Ghana | Total | 3m 25s | 9:06 AM UTC |
| Sivas | Turkey | Total | 2m 15s | 11:06 AM UTC |
| Maradi | Niger | Total | 2m 35s | 9:35 AM UTC |
| Zinder | Niger | Total | 3m 14s | 9:38 AM UTC |
Nearby cities with a deep partial eclipse
| City | Country | Max. obscuration |
|---|
| Lome | Togo | 99.9% |
| Funtua | Nigeria | 99.9% |
| Trabzon | Turkey | 99.8% |
| Obuasi | Ghana | 99.7% |
| Tubruq | Libya | 99.5% |
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