On Wednesday, 29th March 2006, the shadow of the Moon will sweep
a band starting from Brazil, through Atlantic Ocean, Gold Coast
of Africa, Saharan Desert, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Black Sea,
Georgia, Russian Federation, northern shores of Caspian Sea,
Kazakhstan; ending in Mongolia. The duration of totality will be
less than 2 minutes near the sunrise and sunset limits, but will
be as long as 4 minutes and 7 seconds in Libya, at the moment of
greatest eclipse.  The partial phases will be witnessed by
all of Europe. All Asia west of Yakutsk, Mongolia, central China
and Myanmar, and north of the line joining Bombay and Calcutta
will see some of the Moon in front of the Sun. Also, only the
south eastern parts of Africa will miss the partial eclipse.