Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006
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A total solar eclipse occurred on March 29, 2006.[1][2] A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. It was visible from a narrow corridor which traversed half the Earth. The magnitude, that is, the ratio between the apparent sizes of the Moon and that of the Sun, was 1.052, and it was part of Saros 139.
Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.3843 |
Magnitude | 1.0515 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 247 s (4 min 7 s) |
Coordinates | 23.2°N 16.7°E / 23.2; 16.7 |
Max. width of band | 184 km (114 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
(P1) Partial begin | 7:36:50 |
(U1) Total begin | 8:34:20 |
Greatest eclipse | 10:12:23 |
(U4) Total end | 11:47:55 |
(P4) Partial end | 12:45:35 |
References | |
Saros | 139 (29 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9521 |
It was the second solar eclipse visible in Africa in just 6 months.