Eclipses and countries › 2 August 2027
Total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027
10 countries have towns in the path: Morocco, Spain, Gibraltar, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia. The path also crosses Sudan, without towns of 15,000 inhabitants or more. On the central line totality lasts at most 6 min 23 s. The longest of these towns is Nag Hammâdi in Egypt, with 6 min 23 s. There the path is about 258 km wide and the shadow moves at about 2,410 km/h. Of the 69 total eclipses from 1999 to 2100, only that of 22 July 2009 lasts longer. The central shadow touches the Earth from 08:25 to 11:48 UTC; the partial eclipse can be seen somewhere on Earth from 07:29 to 12:43 UTC.
Open on the mapAll 391 places in the city seeker
Countries along the path
In the order the shadow crosses them. Cloud cover is the average at the hour of the eclipse; the start is the local time in the first town the shadow reaches.
| Country | Places | Totality | Cloud cover | Starts | Best place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 32 | 1 min 1 s to 4 min 53 s | 20% to 29% | 09:44 UTC+1 | Fnidek 60 |
| Spain | 42 | 40 s to 4 min 48 s | 16% to 24% | 10:45 UTC+2 | Tarifa 60 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 4 min 26 s | 19% | 10:45 UTC+2 | Gibraltar 61 |
| Algeria | 167 | 42 s to 5 min 30 s | 19% to 30% | 09:49 UTC+1 | Sidi ech Chahmi 61 |
| Tunisia | 49 | 25 s to 5 min 43 s | 11% to 25% | 10:04 UTC+1 | Mahires 71 |
| Libya | 7 | 33 s to 6 min 9 s | 11% to 22% | 11:16 UTC+2 | Qaryat Sulūq 15 |
| Egypt | 56 | 2 min 19 s to 6 min 23 s | 1% to 26% | 12:42 UTC+3 | Al Minshāh 100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | 2 min 25 s to 6 min 11 s | 24% to 59% | 13:21 UTC+3 | Jeddah 31 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1 min 35 s to 5 min 55 s | 44% to 56% | 13:38 UTC+3 | Ma'rib 0 |
| Somalia | 3 | 3 min 26 s to 5 min 28 s | 41% to 45% | 13:58 UTC+3 | Qandala 0 |
Best places by score
The score of the city seeker with its default setting: cloud cover counts heavily; duration, height of the Sun, airport, travel risk and terrain count less. At most two places per country. Your own setting in the city seeker can change the order.
- Al Minshāh, Egypt 1006 min 22 s · 3% cloud · Sun 81°
- Sohag, Egypt 1006 min 22 s · 3% cloud · Sun 81°
- Mahires, Tunisia 715 min 43 s · 16% cloud · Sun 55°
- Sidi Abid, Tunisia 695 min 41 s · 16% cloud · Sun 56°
- Gibraltar, Gibraltar 614 min 26 s · 19% cloud · Sun 38°
- Sidi ech Chahmi, Algeria 615 min 8 s · 21% cloud · Sun 43°
- Assi Bou Nif, Algeria 615 min 8 s · 21% cloud · Sun 43°
- Tarifa, Spain 604 min 39 s · 19% cloud · Sun 38°
- Algeciras, Spain 604 min 27 s · 18% cloud · Sun 38°
- Fnidek, Morocco 604 min 50 s · 20% cloud · Sun 38°
Longest of all: Nag Hammâdi, Egypt, 6 min 23 s (score 92).
Moments
- Partial eclipse begins on Earth
- Central shadow touches the Earth
- Central shadow leaves the Earth
- Partial eclipse ends on Earth
Seen from elsewhere
The deepest moment of the partial eclipse in the largest city of each language of this site, in local time.
| City | Sun covered | Deepest |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 38% | 11:05 UTC+2 |
| London | 42% | 10:00 UTC+1 |
| Berlin | 34% | 11:13 UTC+2 |
| Paris | 51% | 11:01 UTC+2 |
| Madrid | 86% | 10:51 UTC+2 |
| Rome | 75% | 11:12 UTC+2 |
| Lisbon | 93% | 09:44 UTC+1 |
| Moscow | 9% | 12:39 UTC+3 |
| Cairo | 95% | 12:55 UTC+3 |
Not visible from Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing.