Total solar eclipse of August 2, 2027
Monday, August 2, 2027
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a path about 258 km wide that crosses the Strait of Gibraltar, North Africa, Egypt, the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Near Luxor, totality lasts up to 6 min 23 s. Across Europe, Africa and much of Asia the Moon covers part of the Sun.
- Greatest eclipse10:07 UTC (1:07 PM in Luxor), near 25.5° N, 33.2° E
- Longest totality6 min 23 s in Egypt, at 26.8° N, 31.1° E, north-west of Luxor
- Partial eclipseEurope, Africa and much of Asia
The eclipse from your place
Example: Luxor, where totality is longest. Choose your own place.
Total in Luxor: about 6 min 20 s of totality
Totality from 1:02 PM to 1:08 PM local time.
The partial eclipse begins at 11:40 AM and ends at 2:26 PM; the Sun stands 82° above the horizon.
Your location stays in your browser; the times are worked out on this page.
The path of totality
Swipe the map to follow the path east to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Times along the path
Local clock times, west to east. The shadow crosses from Spain to Somalia in about two and a half hours.
| Place | Totality | How long | Sun height |
|---|---|---|---|
| CádizSpain | 10:45 AM to 10:48 AM | about 2 min 50 s | 37° |
| TarifaSpain | 10:45 AM to 10:50 AM | about 4 min 40 s | 38° |
| TangierMorocco | 8:45 AM to 8:49 AM | about 4 min 50 s | 38° |
| GibraltarGibraltar | 10:45 AM to 10:50 AM | about 4 min 20 s | 38° |
| CeutaSpain | 10:45 AM to 10:50 AM | about 4 min 50 s | 38° |
| TetouanMorocco | 8:45 AM to 8:50 AM | about 4 min 50 s | 38° |
| MálagaSpain | 10:48 AM to 10:50 AM | up to about 1 min 50 s | 39° |
| OranAlgeria | 9:51 AM to 9:56 AM | about 5 min 10 s | 43° |
| GabèsTunisia | 10:08 AM to 10:13 AM | about 4 min 10 s | 56° |
| SfaxTunisia | 10:09 AM to 10:14 AM | about 5 min 40 s | 56° |
| TripoliLibya, at the southern edge | A few seconds, if any: NASA puts the edge 2 km away | 60° | |
| BenghaziLibya | 11:28 AM to 11:34 AM | about 6 min 10 s | 68° |
| LuxorEgypt | 1:02 PM to 1:08 PM | about 6 min 20 s | 82° |
| JeddahSaudi Arabia | 1:22 PM to 1:28 PM | about 6 min | 76° |
| MeccaSaudi Arabia | 1:24 PM to 1:29 PM | about 5 min 10 s | 75° |
| SanaaYemen | 1:44 PM to 1:47 PM | up to about 2 min 30 s | 67° |
| BosasoSomalia | 1:58 PM to 2:02 PM | about 4 min | 58° |
Near the path: a partial eclipse
| Place | Sun covered | Greatest at | Begins and ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| SevilleSpain · path about 70 km south | 98% | 10:47 AM | 9:41 AM to 12:00 PM |
| AlgiersAlgeria · path about 10 km south | 99.8% | 9:59 AM | 8:48 AM to 11:15 AM |
| AswanEgypt · path about 10 km north | 99.8% | 1:08 PM | 11:43 AM to 2:30 PM |
| TunisTunisia · path about 110 km south | 97% | 10:10 AM | 8:56 AM to 11:29 AM |
| CairoEgypt · path about 170 km south | 95% | 12:56 PM | 11:33 AM to 2:16 PM |
| LisbonPortugal · path about 240 km south | 92% | 9:45 AM | 8:41 AM to 10:55 AM |
| MadridSpain · path about 400 km south | 86% | 10:51 AM | 9:45 AM to 12:03 PM |
| RiyadhSaudi Arabia | 76% | 1:32 PM | 12:13 PM to 2:45 PM |
| RomeItaly | 74% | 11:13 AM | 10:02 AM to 12:27 PM |
| AthensGreece | 78% | 12:33 PM | 11:17 AM to 1:50 PM |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 53% | 2:44 PM | 1:34 PM to 3:48 PM |
| ParisFrance | 51% | 11:01 AM | 10:01 AM to 12:05 PM |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 42% | 10:00 AM | 9:04 AM to 10:59 AM |
Watching it safely
- Look at the Sun only through eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer made to the ISO 12312-2 standard. Ordinary sunglasses, however dark, are not safe.
- Inside the path, take the glasses off only once the Moon hides the Sun's bright face completely, and put them back on as soon as any bright Sun reappears.
- Outside the path the Sun is never fully covered, so the glasses stay on the whole time, even at 99%.
- Never look through a camera, binoculars or a telescope without a solar filter fitted over the front, even while wearing eclipse glasses.
- Without glasses, watch it indirectly: a pinhole in a card, or the holes of a colander, projects the crescent Sun onto the ground with the Sun behind you.
This follows NASA's eclipse safety guidance. Bring sunscreen and a hat too: on the path through Egypt and Saudi Arabia the Sun stands almost overhead at midday in August.
How these times are worked out
The path, its width and the greatest eclipse come from NASA's predictions by Fred Espenak (GSFC). The times for each place are computed with Astronomy Engine, which treats the Sun and Moon as smooth spheres. NASA notes that the Moon's mountains and valleys shift the edges of the path by 1 to 3 km and change the duration by 1 to 3 seconds, so durations here are rounded down to 10 seconds. If your spot is within a few kilometres of an edge, as Tripoli is, check NASA's map before you travel.
Spain sees another central eclipse soon after: on January 26, 2028 an annular eclipse ends at sunset over southern Portugal and Spain, with a ring of sunlight instead of totality (its path and times). The next total solar eclipse after this one, on July 22, 2028, crosses Australia and the south of New Zealand: its path and times. For every other eclipse, solar and lunar, see when the next eclipse is.