Event · 2 August 2027

Total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027

On 2 August 2027 the Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow path across southern Spain, Gibraltar and North Africa. In Tarifa totality lasts 4 min 41 s, around 10:47 local time, with the Sun about 38° high. The longest totality on land is near Luxor: 6 min 25 s. Everywhere else in Europe the eclipse is partial.

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The path of totality

Inside the red band the Sun is completely covered; the blue line is the centre, where totality lasts longest. Outside the band the eclipse is partial. Tap a place for its times.

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Path calculated with Astronomy Engine; satellite imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Times and coverage by place

Place	Eclipse	Coverage	Totality	Starts	Maximum	Ends	Sun height
Luxor Egypt	total	100%	6 min 25 s	11:40	13:05	14:26	82°
Benghazi Libya	total	100%	6 min 13 s	10:10	11:30	12:53	68°
Jeddah Saudi Arabia	total	100%	6 min 2 s	12:00	13:25	14:43	76°
Oran Algeria	total	100%	5 min 11 s	08:44	09:53	11:09	43°
Tétouan Morocco	total	100%	4 min 55 s	08:40	09:47	11:01	38°
Tangier Morocco	total	100%	4 min 54 s	08:40	09:46	11:00	38°
Ceuta Spain	total	100%	4 min 51 s	09:40	10:47	12:01	38°
Tarifa Spain	total	100%	4 min 41 s	09:40	10:47	12:00	38°
Melilla Spain	total	100%	4 min 39 s	09:42	10:50	12:05	41°
Algeciras Spain	total	100%	4 min 30 s	09:40	10:47	12:00	38°
Gibraltar Gibraltar	total	100%	4 min 29 s	09:41	10:47	12:00	38°
Marbella Spain	total	100%	3 min 18 s	09:41	10:48	12:01	39°
Cádiz Spain	total	100%	2 min 53 s	09:40	10:46	11:59	37°
Málaga Spain	total	100%	1 min 51 s	09:42	10:48	12:02	39°
Jerez de la Frontera Spain	total	100%	1 min 40 s	09:40	10:46	11:59	38°
Almería Spain	partial	99.9%	–	09:43	10:51	12:05	41°
Aswan Egypt	partial	99.8%	–	11:42	13:08	14:29	83°
Algiers Algeria	partial	99.8%	–	08:48	09:58	11:15	47°
Granada Spain	partial	99.1%	–	09:42	10:50	12:03	40°
Sevilla Spain	partial	98.2%	–	09:41	10:47	11:59	38°
Tunis Tunisia	partial	97%	–	08:56	10:09	11:28	55°
Córdoba Spain	partial	96.5%	–	09:42	10:48	12:01	39°
Cairo Egypt	partial	94.7%	–	11:33	12:55	14:16	78°
Lisboa Portugal	partial	92.4%	–	08:40	09:44	10:54	35°
Valencia Spain	partial	90.1%	–	09:46	10:54	12:08	43°
Palma Spain	partial	89.1%	–	09:49	10:58	12:13	46°
Madrid Spain	partial	86.2%	–	09:45	10:51	12:02	40°
Barcelona Spain	partial	81.5%	–	09:50	10:58	12:11	45°
Roma Italy	partial	74.4%	–	10:02	11:12	12:26	54°
Zürich Switzerland	partial	54.7%	–	10:03	11:07	12:14	48°
Paris France	partial	51.1%	–	10:00	11:01	12:04	43°
München Germany	partial	50.3%	–	10:08	11:11	12:16	50°
Wien Austria	partial	46.9%	–	10:14	11:17	12:22	53°
Bruxelles Belgium	partial	43.2%	–	10:05	11:03	12:04	44°
London United Kingdom	partial	41.7%	–	09:03	10:00	10:59	40°
Amsterdam Netherlands	partial	37.7%	–	10:08	11:05	12:03	43°
Berlin Germany	partial	33.9%	–	10:17	11:13	12:11	48°

Local time at each place, rounded to the minute. Calculated for sea level. Near the edge of the path a few hundred metres matter: check an official eclipse map before you travel.

Photographing it with a smart telescope

The Sun is 0.526° across. During totality the inner corona spreads to about 1.6°, and that glow is what makes the photo. This is how the native frame of each telescope handles it:

Telescope	Field of view	Sun disc	With corona
ZWO Seestar S30	2.14° × 1.21°	fits	too tight
ZWO Seestar S30 Pro	3.99° × 2.24°	fits	fits
ZWO Seestar S50	1.29° × 0.73°	fits	too tight
ZWO Seestar S50 Pro	2.45° × 1.38°	fits	too tight
DWARFLAB DWARF mini	2.13° × 1.2°	fits	too tight
DWARFLAB DWARF 3	2.93° × 1.65°	fits	too tight
Vaonis Vespera II	2.5° × 1.4°	fits	too tight
Vaonis Vespera 3	2.5° × 1.4°	fits	too tight
Vaonis Vespera Pro 2	1.6° × 1.6°	fits	too tight
Unistellar Odyssey	0.75° × 0.56°	too tight	too tight
Unistellar Odyssey Pro	0.75° × 0.56°	too tight	too tight
Unistellar eQuinox 2	0.76° × 0.57°	too tight	too tight
Unistellar eVscope 2	0.76° × 0.57°	too tight	too tight
Celestron Origin Mark II	1.32° × 0.75°	fits	too tight

Tips for the day

Practise on the normal Sun in the weeks before, with the solar filter your telescope maker supplies or approves for that model.
Set up early and level the mount: the partial phases take more than an hour each, totality only minutes.
Totality is the only moment the filter can come off. Put it back on as soon as the first bright point of the Sun reappears.
Let the telescope run and watch totality with your own eyes; it is over before you know it.

Eye safety

Never look at the partly eclipsed Sun without certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2), and never point a telescope, camera or binoculars at it without a solar filter made for that instrument. Only during totality, when the Sun is completely covered, is it safe to look without protection. Always follow the instructions of your telescope's maker. This advice follows NASA and the American Astronomical Society.

No glasses or filter yet? Don't leave it until August 2027: eclipse glasses and filters often sell out in the weeks before a big eclipse. Astroshop has a whole shelf of eclipse glasses, solar film and solar filters. Look for the ISO 12312-2 mark on glasses, and pick a filter made for your own telescope.

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Calculated with Astronomy Engine. Times and durations can differ by seconds from official predictions, and more near the edge of the path.

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