Total Solar Eclipse · 29 March 2006

Solar Eclipse in Ghana

On 29 March 2006, a total solar eclipse crosses Iceland, offering up to 142m 03s of totality.

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Total
Eclipse type
100.0%
Max obscuration
142m 03s
Max duration
20
Cities tracked
Where to watch

Visibility Map

The path of totality crosses Ghana. See the shadow track and totality corridor. Click anywhere on the map to see how the eclipse appears from that location.

Path of Totality
Width~183 km
Max duration142m 03s
Speed~2,900 km/h
Eclipse Details
Saros series139
Magnitude1.0515
Gamma0.3843
Date29 March 2006
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Normal sky before eclipse
Sky during total solar eclipse
During eclipse
Normal sky
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What you'll experience

Sky Simulation

Drag the slider to compare the sky before and during totality. At peak, stars appear at midday and the horizon glows in all directions.

≈ Dusk
Sky darkness
−4°C
Temp. drop
2,900 km/h
Moon speed
🌑 Simulated at totality peak
By location

Cities in Ghana

Maximum obscuration and peak contact time per city.

AccraTOTAL
TakoradiTOTAL
SekondiTOTAL
Cape CoastTOTAL
AtsiamanTOTAL
AshaimanTOTAL
TemaTOTAL
KoforiduaTOTAL
Teshi Old TownTOTAL
Sekondi-TakoradiTOTAL
HoTOTAL
AmanfromTOTAL
Medina EstatesTOTAL
Twifu PrasoTOTAL
Tema New TownTOTAL
HohoeTOTAL
KasoaTOTAL
GbaweTOTAL
MandelaTOTAL
WinnebaTOTAL
20 cities
Worldwide

Other Countries

GhanaTOTAL
TürkiyeTOTAL
NigeriaTOTAL
RussiaTOTAL
NigerTOTAL
KazakhstanTOTAL
BeninTOTAL
TogoTOTAL
GeorgiaTOTAL
EgyptTOTAL
Libya100%
Côte d'Ivoire99%
Greece98%
Cyprus96%
Liberia94%
Burkina Faso93%
Armenia93%
Syria91%
Azerbaijan91%
Lebanon87%
Brazil87%
Ukraine86%
Mali86%
Mongolia86%
Chad86%
Iran85%
Cameroon85%
Israel84%
China83%
Palestine82%
Iraq81%
Jordan80%
Guinea80%
Uzbekistan78%
Bulgaria78%
Romania76%
Eq. Guinea75%
Turkmenistan75%
Algeria74%
Sierra Leone74%
Saudi Arabia73%
North Macedonia71%
São Tomé70%
Moldova69%
Albania69%
Angola67%
CAR66%
Malta66%
Serbia65%
Italy65%
Gabon65%
Kosovo65%
Tunisia64%
Sudan64%
Kyrgyzstan62%
Mauritania62%
Montenegro61%
Bosnia57%
Croatia57%
Senegal56%
Tajikistan55%
Guinea-Bissau53%
Hungary52%
Belarus52%
DR Congo52%
Congo51%
Gambia49%
South Sudan48%
Slovakia47%
Poland46%
Afghanistan44%
Kuwait44%
Slovenia42%
Austria40%
Czechia39%
France38%
Lithuania36%
Latvia34%
Morocco33%
Germany33%
Pakistan33%
Spain33%
Monaco32%
Switzerland30%
Bahrain28%
Eritrea28%
Ethiopia28%
Estonia27%
Qatar25%
India24%
Cape Verde24%
Andorra22%
Finland21%
Western Sahara20%
Uganda19%
Gibraltar19%
Sweden19%
UAE19%
Oman18%
Yemen18%
Luxembourg18%
Belgium17%
Denmark16%
Netherlands15%
Rwanda14%
Portugal14%
Burundi12%
Kenya12%
Tanzania11%
Djibouti10%
United Kingdom8%
Somalia8%
Norway8%
Namibia7%
Jersey6%
Zambia6%
Guernsey6%
Nepal5%
French Guiana1%
119 countries
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