Total solar eclipse Eclipse of the century
Total Solar Eclipse of 2 August 2027
The longest totality on land until 2114: up to 6m23s near Luxor, Egypt. Southern Spain and northern Morocco get over 4 minutes, and North Africa's desert August climate makes it one of the most weather-friendly eclipses on record.
- Greatest eclipse
- 10:06:37 UT
- Longest totality
- 6m 23s
- Path width
- 258 km
- Magnitude
- 1.079
- Saros series
- 136
- Seen from
- Africa, Europe, Mid East, w & s Asia
NASA lists the central path as crossing: Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia.
What will I see from my location?
Computed in your browser from NASA’s Besselian elements for the 2 August 2027 eclipse. Times include the date and are shown in your device’s time zone.
Local times in 41 cities
Contact times in each city’s local time, sorted by duration of totality and then by coverage. Sun altitude at maximum in brackets. Only cities where the eclipse is above the horizon are listed.
| City | What you see | Coverage | Begins | Maximum | Ends | Totality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor Egypt | total | 100% | 11:40 EEST | 13:05 EEST (82°) | 14:26 EEST | 6m 20s |
| Benghazi Libya | total | 100% | 10:10 EET | 11:30 EET (68°) | 12:53 EET | 6m 09s |
| Jeddah Saudi Arabia | total | 100% | 12:00 GMT+3 | 13:25 GMT+3 (76°) | 14:43 GMT+3 | 5m 59s |
| Tangier Morocco | total | 100% | 08:40 GMT+1 | 09:47 GMT+1 (38°) | 11:00 GMT+1 | 4m 51s |
| Gibraltar Gibraltar | total | 100% | 09:41 CEST | 10:47 CEST (38°) | 12:01 CEST | 4m 27s |
| Cádiz Spain | total | 100% | 09:40 CEST | 10:46 CEST (37°) | 11:59 CEST | 2m 55s |
| Málaga Spain | total | 100% | 09:42 CEST | 10:49 CEST (39°) | 12:02 CEST | 1m 52s |
| Tripoli Libya | partial | 100% | 09:59 EET | 11:16 EET (60°) | 12:38 EET | — |
| Algiers Algeria | partial | 100% | 08:48 CET | 09:58 CET (47°) | 11:15 CET | — |
| Aswan Egypt | partial | 100% | 11:42 EEST | 13:08 EEST (83°) | 14:29 EEST | — |
| Seville Spain | partial | 98% | 09:41 CEST | 10:47 CEST (38°) | 11:59 CEST | — |
| Tunis Tunisia | partial | 97% | 08:56 CET | 10:10 CET (55°) | 11:28 CET | — |
| Aden Yemen | partial | 96% | 12:28 GMT+3 | 13:51 GMT+3 (64°) | 15:05 GMT+3 | — |
| Cairo Egypt | partial | 95% | 11:33 EEST | 12:55 EEST (78°) | 14:16 EEST | — |
| Lisbon Portugal | partial | 93% | 08:40 WEST | 09:44 WEST (35°) | 10:55 WEST | — |
“—” means the contact happens before sunrise or after sunset, or the city is outside the path. Computed from NASA/GSFC Besselian elements; expect agreement with NASA tables to within a few seconds.
Planning a trip for 2 August 2027
- Get inside the path, then near the centre line. Totality lasts longest on the centre line and drops to zero at the edges. A few dozen kilometres can double your time in the shadow.
- Pick weather before scenery. Look up long-term August/seasonal cloud records for your candidate towns. A mobile plan (a car and a flexible last day) beats a fixed hotel when clouds threaten.
- Book early. Hotels inside popular totality paths often sell out a year or more ahead.
- Watch for the Sun’s altitude. Low Sun means long shadows and dramatic photos, but also more haze and a need for a clear horizon in the right direction.
Full destination ideas, weather notes and a trip-planning assistant are on the eclipse travel planner.
Questions
What time is the 2 August 2027 solar eclipse?
Greatest eclipse is at 10:06 UT (Universal Time), over 25.5°N 33.2°E. Local times differ by place: use the calculator on this page for your location.
Where can I see totality on 2 August 2027?
Total is visible only inside a path about 258 km wide crossing Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia. Among the cities we checked, Luxor (Egypt) gets the longest, about 6m 20s.
How long does it last?
The longest totality is 6m 23s near the point of greatest duration. The whole event, from first to last contact at one place, usually lasts two to three hours, with totality a few minutes in the middle.
Do I need eclipse glasses?
Yes, for every partial phase before and after totality. Only during totality itself, when the Sun is completely hidden, is it safe to look without them. Outside the path of totality you must keep them on the whole time.
Sources: NASA/GSFC Solar Eclipses 2021–2030; Besselian elements; path table. Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA’s GSFC.