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Total solar eclipse of August 2, 2027

The Moon covers the Sun completely for those inside a narrow path, and day turns to twilight for a few minutes. Around the path, a much wider part of the world sees a partial eclipse.

Where it is seen

Total along a path across the Atlantic, Africa, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Middle East, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean; partial over Africa, Europe, South Asia, Greenland and the Middle East.

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

Times are in your own time zone. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.

Times and facts

Date
Monday, August 2, 2027
Greatest eclipse
10:06 over the Red Sea
Where it is greatest
25.5° N, 33.2° E
Longest totality
6 min 25 s
Width of the path
259 km at greatest eclipse
Partial eclipse begins
07:30 first place on Earth
Path begins
08:23 at sunrise
Path ends
11:49 at sunset
Partial eclipse ends
12:43 last place on Earth

Times are UTC. A lunar eclipse happens at the same instant everywhere; a solar eclipse reaches each place at its own time, given below.

Cities inside the path

Of the cities this site covers, these see the totality. Times are local to each city.

CityLastsFromUntilLocal dateSun
Jeddah · Saudi Arabia6 min 00 s1:22:12 PM1:28:13 PMMon, Aug 276° up
Mecca · Saudi Arabia5 min 07 s1:23:57 PM1:29:04 PMMon, Aug 276° up
Sanaa · Yemen2 min 29 s1:44:01 PM1:46:30 PMMon, Aug 267° up
Málaga · Spain1 min 45 s10:48:0510:49:50Mon, Aug 239° up
Tripoli · Libya3 s11:16:41 AM11:16:44 AMMon, Aug 260° up

The edge of the path is known to within a kilometre or two. A city that gets only a few seconds is on that edge: go towards the middle of the path to be sure.

Cities that see a partial eclipse

315 of the cities this site covers see something of this eclipse; these are the 40 largest outside the path. Times are local to each city.

CitySeesFromMaximumUntilLocal dateSun
Casablanca · Morocco97% covered08:3809:4410:57Mon, Aug 236° up
Cairo · Egypt95% covered11:33 AM12:55 PM2:16 PMMon, Aug 278° up
Alexandria · Egypt93% covered11:29 AM12:51 PM2:11 PMMon, Aug 276° up
Madrid · Spain86% covered09:4510:5112:02Mon, Aug 240° up
Riyadh · Saudi Arabia76% covered12:13 PM1:32 PM2:44 PMMon, Aug 267° up
Addis Ababa · Ethiopia67% covered12:24 PM1:47 PM3:01 PMMon, Aug 270° up
Istanbul · Türkiye59% covered11:2712:3913:50Mon, Aug 266° up
Ankara · Türkiye57% covered11:3412:4613:57Mon, Aug 268° up
Baghdad · Iraq55% covered12:00 PM1:13 PM2:22 PMMon, Aug 269° up
Dubai · United Arab Emirates53% covered1:33 PM2:43 PM3:48 PMMon, Aug 257° up
London · United Kingdom42% covered09:0310:0010:59Mon, Aug 240° up
Bengaluru · India39% covered3:58 PM4:53 PM5:43 PMMon, Aug 226° up
Tehran · Iran35% covered12:4713:5014:50Mon, Aug 262° up
Chennai · India34% covered4:02 PM4:54 PM5:41 PMMon, Aug 223° up
Berlin · Germany34% covered10:1711:1312:11Mon, Aug 248° up
Mumbai · India32% covered3:47 PM4:41 PM5:31 PMMon, Aug 234° up
Pune · India32% covered3:49 PM4:43 PM5:32 PMMon, Aug 233° up
Nairobi · Kenya31% covered12:5214:0115:04Mon, Aug 262° up
Karachi · Pakistan29% covered3:01 PM3:57 PM4:48 PMMon, Aug 243° up
Surat · India27% covered3:46 PM4:38 PM5:26 PMMon, Aug 235° up
Kyiv · Ukraine27% covered11:3812:3413:30Mon, Aug 257° up
Hyderabad · India27% covered3:58 PM4:47 PM5:33 PMMon, Aug 227° up
Singapore · Singapore24% covered6:52 PM7:16 PM7:16 PM sunsetMon, Aug 2On the horizon
Ahmedabad · India24% covered3:44 PM4:35 PM5:21 PMMon, Aug 236° up
Kano · Nigeria17% covered09:2310:2211:25Mon, Aug 258° up
Bangkok · Thailand11% covered17:5318:2618:45 sunsetMon, Aug 24° up
Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam11% covered17:5518:1718:17 sunsetMon, Aug 2On the horizon
Kabul · Afghanistan9% covered14:3315:1215:49Mon, Aug 244° up
Moscow · Russia9% covered12:0012:3913:18Mon, Aug 252° up
Yangon · Myanmar (Burma)9% covered17:2117:5218:22Mon, Aug 29° up
Delhi · India8% covered3:53 PM4:29 PM5:02 PMMon, Aug 234° up
Kanpur · India8% covered4:00 PM4:34 PM5:06 PMMon, Aug 230° up
Lahore · Pakistan7% covered3:17 PM3:52 PM4:25 PMMon, Aug 238° up
Saint Petersburg · Russia6% covered11:5612:3013:03Mon, Aug 247° up
Kolkata · India6% covered4:14 PM4:43 PM5:11 PMMon, Aug 220° up
Ibadan · Nigeria4% covered09:3610:1410:53Mon, Aug 251° up
Chittagong · Bangladesh4% covered4:50 PM5:14 PM5:39 PMMon, Aug 217° up
Dhaka · Bangladesh3% covered4:49 PM5:12 PM5:35 PMMon, Aug 219° up
Lagos · Nigeria2% covered09:4210:1310:46Mon, Aug 250° up
Jakarta · Indonesiaunder 1% covered17:5217:5417:54 sunsetMon, Aug 2On the horizon

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Protect your eyes

Looking at the Sun without protection damages the eye, eclipsed or not. Use eclipse glasses or a solar filter made for the purpose (ISO 12312-2) whenever any part of the Sun is showing; sunglasses are not enough. Inside the path, the glasses come off only while the Sun is completely covered, and go back on at the first flash of sunlight.

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Quick answers

Where is the total solar eclipse of August 2, 2027 visible?

Total along a path across the Atlantic, Africa, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Middle East, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean; partial over Africa, Europe, South Asia, Greenland and the Middle East.

What time is the solar eclipse on August 2, 2027?

The Moon’s shadow first touches the Earth at 07:30 UTC and leaves it at 12:43 UTC. The eclipse is at its greatest at 10:06 UTC, over the Red Sea. When you see it depends on where you are: each city’s page gives its own times.

How long does totality last?

At most 6 min 25 s, on the middle of the path over the Red Sea, where the path is about 259 km wide. It is shorter towards the edges of the path and towards its two ends.

Which cities are inside the path of the total solar eclipse?

Of the cities this site covers: Jeddah (6 min 00 s), Mecca (5 min 07 s), Sanaa (2 min 29 s), Málaga (1 min 45 s), Tripoli (3 s).

Is it safe to look at this eclipse?

Only through eclipse glasses or a solar filter made for the purpose, at every moment that any of the Sun is showing. The one exception is totality itself, inside the path, when the Sun is completely covered.

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