Totality 2027

The solar eclipse of 2 August 2027

On Monday 2 August 2027 the Moon covers the Sun over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. In a narrow path across Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen the eclipse is total – longest in Jirja: 6 min 23 s. Enter your town to see exactly what happens there.

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The eclipse at a glance

Date
Monday 2 August 2027
Type
total solar eclipse (partial across the whole region)
Totality in
Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Longest totality on land
Jirja, Egypt: 6 min 23 s
In United Kingdom
15.4%–72.5% of the Sun covered, maximum around 10:00

The path of totality

The orange band shows where the Moon covers the whole Sun. Outside the band the eclipse is partial.

Cities with the longest totality

PlaceCountryTotalityTotality begins (local time)
FarshūţEgypt6 min 22 s13:01
SohagEgypt6 min 22 s12:59
LuxorEgypt6 min 21 s13:02
Al GhanāyimEgypt6 min 19 s12:58
Al BawīţīEgypt6 min 17 s12:50
Al LīthSaudi Arabia6 min 10 s13:27
BenghaziLibya6 min 9 s11:28
QinaEgypt6 min 9 s13:02
AsyutEgypt6 min 6 s12:57
BariqSaudi Arabia6 min 4 s13:32

Your own eclipse guide

A personal guide and poster for your exact address: times to the second, a timeline, a map of the path and safety advice. Printable PDF in English, Swedish, German or Spanish. about €13.

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The eclipse country by country