Total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027
On 2 August 2027 the Moon will completely cover the Sun in a path up to 262 km (163 mi) wide across Morocco, Spain, Gibraltar, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and 4 others. Totality will last up to 6 min 25 s. A partial eclipse will be visible in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.
The eclipse in your city
In London the Moon will cover 41% of the Sun.
- Partial eclipse begins
- 09:03
- Maximum
- 10:00 · 41%
- Partial eclipse ends
- 10:59
- Sun’s altitude at maximum
- 40°
The eclipse in numbers
- Type
- Total solar eclipse
- Date
- Monday, 2 August 2027
- Greatest eclipse
- 10:06 UTC, 25°29′20″N 33°11′17″E
- Longest totality
- 6 min 25 s
- Path width
- 262 km (163 mi)
- Partial eclipse on Earth
- 07:30 to 12:43 UTC (5 h 13 min)
- Gamma
- 0.1418
Map of the eclipse
The darker, the more of the Sun is covered (lines: 25, 50 and 75%). The band: the path of totality. Click the map for the times at any place (UTC).
Where it is visible
Totality along the path
Morocco, Spain, Gibraltar, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia
Europe
Gibraltar total, Spain total, Portugal 99%, Malta 97%, Italy 95%, Greece 87%, France 77%, Andorra 77%, Cyprus 75%, Albania 75%, Vatican City 74%, Monaco 69%, North Macedonia 69%, Montenegro 68%, Croatia 66%, Kosovo 66%, San Marino 66%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 66%, Bulgaria 65%, Serbia 62%, Switzerland 60%, Slovenia 59%, Romania 56%, Liechtenstein 55%, Austria 55%, Germany 54%, Hungary 54%, Jersey 50%, Guernsey 49%, Luxembourg 47%, Belgium 47%, Slovakia 47%, UK 47%, Czechia 46%, Ukraine 45%, Moldova 44%, Netherlands 43%, Ireland 41%, Poland 40%, Russia 35%, Isle of Man 33%, Belarus 29%, Denmark 28%, Sweden 25%, Lithuania 22%, Norway 19%, Latvia 18%, Estonia 13%, Faroe Islands 12%, Åland Islands 10%, Finland 10%, Iceland 6%
Asia
Yemen total, Saudi Arabia total, Maldives 89%, Israel 88%, Jordan 88%, Palestinian Territory 84%, Oman 79%, Turkey 76%, Lebanon 76%, Syria 75%, Iraq 65%, Qatar 63%, UAE 62%, Bahrain 62%, Kuwait 61%, India 60%, Iran 55%, Sri Lanka 54%, Indonesia 47%, Cocos Islands 46%, Pakistan 39%, Azerbaijan 37%, Armenia 37%, Georgia 37%, Malaysia 32%, Thailand 28%, Afghanistan 27%, Turkmenistan 26%, Singapore 20%, Myanmar 20%, Kazakhstan 18%, Vietnam 15%, Cambodia 15%, Uzbekistan 10%, Laos 7%, Tajikistan 7%, Bangladesh 6%, Nepal 5%, Kyrgyzstan 3%, China 3%, Bhutan 1%
Africa
Somalia total, Libya total, Egypt total, Morocco total, Tunisia total, Algeria total, Sudan 98%, Eritrea 90%, Djibouti 88%, Ethiopia 87%, Western Sahara 72%, Seychelles 70%, Kenya 59%, Chad 59%, Mauritania 53%, Mauritius 52%, South Sudan 51%, Mali 50%, Niger 43%, Cabo Verde 40%, Uganda 36%, Senegal 31%, Central African Republic 31%, Madagascar 29%, Tanzania 28%, DR Congo 27%, Cameroon 25%, Nigeria 24%, Gambia 21%, Burkina Faso 20%, Mayotte 20%, Comoros 20%, Réunion 18%, Guinea-Bissau 18%, Guinea 17%, Rwanda 16%, Benin 14%, Mozambique 13%, Burundi 13%, Togo 11%, Ghana 11%, Ivory Coast 10%, Sierra Leone 9%, Republic of the Congo 6%, Malawi 6%, Liberia 6%, Zambia 5%, Equatorial Guinea 0.6%
North America
Canada 29%, Saint Pierre and Miquelon 28%, Greenland 5%
Cities in the path of totality
| City | Begins – ends | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| JeddahSaudi Arabia | 13:22:13 – 13:28:13 | 6 min |
| SanaaYemen | 13:44:02 – 13:46:30 | 2 min 29 s |
| MeccaSaudi Arabia | 13:23:57 – 13:29:04 | 5 min 7 s |
| TripoliLibya | 11:16:41 – 11:16:44 | 3 s |
| TangierMorocco | 08:44:36 – 08:49:28 | 4 min 52 s |
| OranAlgeria | 09:50:56 – 09:56:06 | 5 min 10 s |
| BenghaziLibya | 11:27:42 – 11:33:54 | 6 min 11 s |
| Ta’ifSaudi Arabia | 13:25:56 – 13:29:49 | 3 min 53 s |
| MálagaSpain | 10:48:05 – 10:49:50 | 1 min 45 s |
| OujdaMorocco | 08:50:53 – 08:52:19 | 1 min 26 s |
| AssiutEgypt | 12:56:45 – 13:02:53 | 6 min 8 s |
| NajrānSaudi Arabia | 13:38:28 – 13:44:00 | 5 min 32 s |
| EsnaEgypt | 13:02:41 – 13:08:30 | 5 min 49 s |
| LuxorEgypt | 13:01:56 – 13:08:19 | 6 min 23 s |
| TétouanMorocco | 08:45:02 – 08:49:55 | 4 min 53 s |
| Kom OmboEgypt | 13:05:51 – 13:09:38 | 3 min 47 s |
| Al HoceïmaMorocco | 08:46:52 – 08:51:21 | 4 min 30 s |
| Khamis MushaitSaudi Arabia | 13:34:23 – 13:40:24 | 6 min 2 s |
| BlidaAlgeria | 09:57:05 – 09:59:55 | 2 min 49 s |
| BatnaAlgeria | 10:00:59 – 10:06:15 | 5 min 17 s |
The eclipse in the capitals
| City | Begins – ends | Covered |
|---|---|---|
| GibraltarGibraltar | 09:41 – 12:01Maximum 10:47 | 4 min 26 s |
| SanaaYemen | 12:21 – 15:00Maximum 13:45 | 2 min 29 s |
| TripoliLibya | 09:59 – 12:38Maximum 11:16 | 3 s |
| AlgiersAlgeria | 08:48 – 11:15Maximum 09:58 | 99% |
| RabatMorocco | 07:39 – 09:58Maximum 08:45 | 98% |
| VallettaMalta | 10:01 – 12:37Maximum 11:17 | 97% |
| TunisTunisia | 08:56 – 11:28Maximum 10:09 | 97% |
| CairoEgypt | 11:33 – 14:16Maximum 12:55 | 94% |
| LisbonPortugal | 08:40 – 10:54Maximum 09:44 | 92% |
| AsmaraEritrea | 12:10 – 14:53Maximum 13:36 | 87% |
| DjiboutiDjibouti | 12:27 – 15:05Maximum 13:50 | 87% |
| MadridSpain | 09:45 – 12:02Maximum 10:51 | 86% |
| GazaPalestinian Territory | 11:39 – 14:17Maximum 12:59 | 83% |
| JerusalemIsrael | 11:40 – 14:17Maximum 13:00 | 80% |
| AmmanJordan | 11:42 – 14:18Maximum 13:01 | 78% |
| AthensGreece | 11:16 – 13:49Maximum 12:32 | 78% |
| Andorra la VellaAndorra | 09:51 – 12:09Maximum 10:57 | 77% |
| RiyadhSaudi Arabia | 12:13 – 14:44Maximum 13:32 | 75% |
| RomeItaly | 10:02 – 12:26Maximum 11:12 | 74% |
| Vatican CityVatican City | 10:02 – 12:26Maximum 11:12 | 74% |
| MaleMaldives | 15:29 – 17:29Maximum 16:32 | 72% |
| BeirutLebanon | 11:40 – 14:13Maximum 12:58 | 72% |
| NicosiaCyprus | 11:35 – 14:08Maximum 12:52 | 72% |
| DamascusSyria | 11:42 – 14:15Maximum 13:00 | 72% |
All 133 capitals
| City | Begins – ends | Covered |
|---|---|---|
| LaayouneWestern Sahara | 07:34 – 09:45Maximum 08:36 | 72% |
| KhartoumSudan | 10:57 – 13:42Maximum 12:22 | 70% |
| TiranaAlbania | 10:11 – 12:38Maximum 11:24 | 70% |
| MonacoMonaco | 09:58 – 12:16Maximum 11:05 | 69% |
| VictoriaSeychelles | 14:20 – 16:33Maximum 15:30 | 68% |
| Addis AbabaEthiopia | 12:24 – 15:01Maximum 13:47 | 66% |
| PodgoricaMontenegro | 10:11 – 12:35Maximum 11:22 | 66% |
| San MarinoSan Marino | 10:03 – 12:23Maximum 11:12 | 66% |
| SkopjeNorth Macedonia | 10:14 – 12:39Maximum 11:26 | 65% |
| PristinaKosovo | 10:14 – 12:37Maximum 11:25 | 63% |
| MogadishuSomalia | 12:52 – 15:18Maximum 14:09 | 63% |
| DohaQatar | 12:24 – 14:46Maximum 13:38 | 61% |
| SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina | 10:11 – 12:32Maximum 11:20 | 61% |
| ManamaBahrain | 12:21 – 14:43Maximum 13:35 | 61% |
| SofiaBulgaria | 11:18 – 13:40Maximum 12:28 | 60% |
| Kuwait CityKuwait | 12:12 – 14:34Maximum 13:26 | 58% |
| Abu DhabiUAE | 13:32 – 15:49Maximum 14:43 | 57% |
| AnkaraTurkey | 11:34 – 13:57Maximum 12:46 | 57% |
| BernSwitzerland | 10:02 – 12:13Maximum 11:06 | 57% |
| LjubljanaSlovenia | 10:08 – 12:23Maximum 11:14 | 56% |
| ZagrebCroatia | 10:10 – 12:25Maximum 11:16 | 56% |
| BelgradeSerbia | 10:15 – 12:33Maximum 11:23 | 56% |
| BaghdadIraq | 12:00 – 14:22Maximum 13:13 | 55% |
| VaduzLiechtenstein | 10:04 – 12:15Maximum 11:08 | 55% |
| ColomboSri Lanka | 16:05 – 17:53Maximum 17:01 | 52% |
| ParisFrance | 10:00 – 12:04Maximum 11:01 | 51% |
| BucharestRomania | 11:24 – 13:40Maximum 12:32 | 51% |
| Saint HelierJersey | 08:58 – 10:59Maximum 09:56 | 50% |
| MuscatOman | 13:42 – 15:52Maximum 14:50 | 50% |
| Saint Peter PortGuernsey | 08:58 – 10:58Maximum 09:56 | 49% |
| BudapestHungary | 10:16 – 12:26Maximum 11:20 | 47% |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | 10:05 – 12:08Maximum 11:05 | 47% |
| ViennaAustria | 10:14 – 12:22Maximum 11:17 | 47% |
| BratislavaSlovakia | 10:14 – 12:23Maximum 11:18 | 46% |
| West IslandCocos Islands | 17:23 – 19:05Maximum 17:53 · at sunset | 46% |
| BrusselsBelgium | 10:05 – 12:04Maximum 11:03 | 43% |
| LondonUK | 09:03 – 10:59Maximum 10:00 | 41% |
| PragueCzechia | 10:14 – 12:16Maximum 11:14 | 41% |
| ChisinauMoldova | 11:31 – 13:37Maximum 12:34 | 39% |
| AmsterdamNetherlands | 10:08 – 12:03Maximum 11:05 | 37% |
| NouakchottMauritania | 07:38 – 09:31Maximum 08:31 | 37% |
| YerevanArmenia | 12:59 – 15:05Maximum 14:03 | 36% |
| DublinIreland | 09:03 – 10:51Maximum 09:56 | 35% |
| TehranIran | 12:47 – 14:50Maximum 13:50 | 35% |
| JubaSouth Sudan | 11:25 – 13:49Maximum 12:40 | 34% |
| BerlinGermany | 10:17 – 12:11Maximum 11:13 | 33% |
| DouglasIsle of Man | 09:06 – 10:52Maximum 09:58 | 33% |
| TbilisiGeorgia | 13:00 – 15:01Maximum 14:02 | 31% |
| PraiaCabo Verde | 06:37 – 08:18Maximum 07:25 | 31% |
| NairobiKenya | 12:52 – 15:04Maximum 14:01 | 30% |
| Kuala LumpurMalaysia | 18:51 – 20:17Maximum 19:23 · at sunset | 30% |
| WarsawPoland | 10:26 – 12:19Maximum 11:22 | 30% |
| Saint-PierreSaint Pierre and Miquelon | 06:00 – 07:20Maximum 06:39 · at sunrise | 28% |
| KyivUkraine | 11:38 – 13:30Maximum 12:34 | 27% |
| BakuAzerbaijan | 13:12 – 15:06Maximum 14:11 | 26% |
| DakarSenegal | 07:41 – 09:24Maximum 08:30 | 26% |
| KampalaUganda | 12:42 – 14:52Maximum 13:50 | 25% |
| CopenhagenDenmark | 10:22 – 12:05Maximum 11:13 | 24% |
| N'DjamenaChad | 09:34 – 11:51Maximum 10:41 | 24% |
| Port LouisMauritius | 14:53 – 16:31Maximum 15:44 | 23% |
| BanjulGambia | 07:44 – 09:23Maximum 08:31 | 21% |
| MinskBelarus | 11:38 – 13:20Maximum 12:29 | 20% |
| VilniusLithuania | 11:36 – 13:16Maximum 12:26 | 20% |
| SingaporeSingapore | 18:52 – 20:18Maximum 19:12 · at sunset | 20% |
| MamoudzouMayotte | 13:33 – 15:18Maximum 14:28 | 20% |
| MoroniComoros | 13:30 – 15:15Maximum 14:24 | 18% |
| AshgabatTurkmenistan | 14:34 – 16:13Maximum 15:25 | 18% |
| NiameyNiger | 09:08 – 11:04Maximum 10:03 | 18% |
| Saint-DenisRéunion | 14:55 – 16:27Maximum 15:43 | 18% |
| DodomaTanzania | 13:09 – 14:59Maximum 14:06 | 16% |
| BissauGuinea-Bissau | 07:48 – 09:21Maximum 08:32 | 16% |
| BamakoMali | 07:56 – 09:35Maximum 08:43 | 15% |
| RigaLatvia | 11:39 – 13:10Maximum 12:24 | 15% |
| OuagadougouBurkina Faso | 08:06 – 09:50Maximum 08:56 | 14% |
| KigaliRwanda | 11:50 – 13:43Maximum 12:48 | 14% |
| OsloNorway | 10:31 – 11:55Maximum 11:13 | 13% |
| StockholmSweden | 10:37 – 12:01Maximum 11:19 | 12% |
| Phnom PenhCambodia | 17:55 – 18:58Maximum 18:21 · at sunset | 11% |
| TórshavnFaroe Islands | 09:26 – 10:40Maximum 10:03 | 11% |
| BangkokThailand | 17:53 – 18:56Maximum 18:26 · at sunset | 11% |
| GitegaBurundi | 11:57 – 13:41Maximum 12:50 | 11% |
| MariehamnÅland Islands | 11:42 – 13:00Maximum 12:21 | 10% |
| AntananarivoMadagascar | 13:53 – 15:15Maximum 14:35 | 10% |
| TallinnEstonia | 11:46 – 13:04Maximum 12:25 | 10% |
| KabulAfghanistan | 14:33 – 15:49Maximum 15:12 | 9% |
| MoscowRussia | 12:00 – 13:18Maximum 12:39 | 9% |
| ConakryGuinea | 07:57 – 09:17Maximum 08:35 | 9% |
| AbujaNigeria | 09:33 – 11:14Maximum 10:22 | 9% |
| BanguiCentral African Republic | 10:12 – 11:58Maximum 11:05 | 9% |
| New DelhiIndia | 15:53 – 17:02Maximum 16:29 | 8% |
| HelsinkiFinland | 11:48 – 13:02Maximum 12:25 | 8% |
| FreetownSierra Leone | 08:01 – 09:14Maximum 08:36 | 7% |
| IslamabadPakistan | 15:14 – 16:19Maximum 15:47 | 6% |
| ReykjavíkIceland | 08:30 – 09:27Maximum 08:59 | 6% |
| DushanbeTajikistan | 15:03 – 16:06Maximum 15:35 | 5% |
| Nay Pyi TawMyanmar | 17:24 – 18:13Maximum 17:49 | 4% |
| VientianeLaos | 17:59 – 18:42Maximum 18:21 · at sunset | 3% |
| DhakaBangladesh | 16:49 – 17:35Maximum 17:12 | 3% |
| KathmanduNepal | 16:27 – 17:11Maximum 16:49 | 2% |
| Porto-NovoBenin | 09:40 – 10:43Maximum 10:11 | 2% |
| YamoussoukroIvory Coast | 08:24 – 09:20Maximum 08:51 | 2% |
| TashkentUzbekistan | 15:07 – 15:54Maximum 15:31 | 2% |
| MonroviaLiberia | 08:16 – 09:07Maximum 08:41 | 2% |
| YaoundéCameroon | 10:11 – 11:15Maximum 10:43 | 2% |
| LoméTogo | 08:41 – 09:35Maximum 09:07 | 2% |
| AccraGhana | 08:44 – 09:25Maximum 09:04 | 0.6% |
| LilongweMalawi | 12:53 – 13:31Maximum 13:12 | 0.6% |
| ThimphuBhutan | 16:53 – 17:20Maximum 17:06 | 0.5% |
| NuukGreenland | 07:46 – 08:06Maximum 07:56 | 0.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is it safe to look at a solar eclipse?
Only through eclipse glasses or a solar filter that meets ISO 12312-2: sunglasses, smoked glass and photographic film do not protect the eyes. Only during totality, inside the path, can you look without protection, and the glasses go back on as soon as the Sun reappears.
Where is the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027 visible?
Total: Morocco, Spain, Gibraltar, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and 2 others; partial: Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.
How long does the eclipse last?
On the whole Earth the partial eclipse lasts 5 h 13 min, from 07:30 to 12:43 UTC. In one place it lasts up to about 2 h 46 min. Totality lasts up to 6 min 25 s, near the point of greatest eclipse.
When is the next total solar eclipse?
The next total solar eclipse is on 22 July 2028. Total: Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, Australia and New Zealand; partial: Asia, Africa and Oceania.