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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