Total solar eclipse on 29 March 2006

Total solar eclipse on 29 March 2006 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 29 March 2006

The umbral shadow crossed the Earth in a narrow band, and cities on that line saw the eclipse at its strongest. Observers in 0 countries were in the visible region. It was part of Saros series 139, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
29 March 2006 — 10:11 UTC
Saros series
139
Gamma
0.38430
Magnitude
1.0515
Max duration
4m 7s
Greatest eclipse point
23.20°, 16.70°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9521

People in the shadow

Estimated population inside each obscuration band, from the cities in our catalogue.

Obscuration People
≥ 99% obscuration 0
≥ 90% obscuration 0
≥ 80% obscuration 0
≥ 70% obscuration 0
≥ 60% obscuration 0
≥ 50% obscuration 0
≥ 40% obscuration 0
≥ 30% obscuration 0
≥ 20% obscuration 0
≥ 10% obscuration 0

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
29 March 2006 10:11 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 2006
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)