Total Solar Eclipse · 29 March 2006

Talata Mafara

On 29 March 2006, Talata Mafara (Nigeria) lies in the path of totality.

Where to watch

Visibility Map — Talata Mafara

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

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Timeline

Contact Times

Talata Mafara · 29 March 2006

C1 — Partial begins08:12:11 UTC

C2 — Totality begins08:12:11 UTC

Maximum eclipse09:34:00 UTC

C3 — Totality ends10:55:48 UTC

C4 — Partial ends10:55:48 UTC

Live simulation

Eclipse in motion

Watch the Moon cross the Sun from C1 to C4. Play at speed or scrub through the timeline — during the actual eclipse it tracks live.

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

Nigeria

Cities in Nigeria

KatsinaTOTAL

GusauTOTAL

SakiTOTAL

KisiTOTAL

IgbohoTOTAL

KontagoraTOTAL

Kaura NamodaTOTAL

MorikiTOTAL

OkutaTOTAL

DauraTOTAL

IgbetiTOTAL

ZuruTOTAL

KaiamaTOTAL

BabanaTOTAL

RijauTOTAL

IbetoTOTAL

Sofo-Birnin-GwariTOTAL

FuntuaTOTAL

IganganTOTAL

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%

Algeria74%

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%