Questions about the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027?
Whether you are planning an eclipse trip, looking for advice on where to stay, wondering which eclipse glasses to buy, or have any other question about the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027, we would like to hear from you.
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Monday 2 August 2027. In Spain totality falls between about 10:45 and 10:53 in the morning, Spanish mainland time, with partial phases from roughly 09:40 to 12:00. In Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia it is an hour earlier by the clock. In Egypt it is around 13:05 local time.
In Spain, Ceuta has the longest totality at 4 minutes 48 seconds, followed by Tarifa at 4 minutes 38 seconds and Melilla at 4 minutes 34 seconds. Cádiz combines 2 minutes 54 seconds with the best transport and accommodation. Further along the path, Luxor in Egypt gets 6 minutes 20 seconds. See the full locations guide.
Use the interactive map. Some well known places are outside it: Seville, Granada, Almería city and Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, Fez and Marrakesh in Morocco, Algiers in Algeria, Sousse and Monastir in Tunisia, and Cairo, Aswan and Hurghada in Egypt.
Yes. Use eclipse glasses meeting the ISO 12312-2 standard. Ordinary sunglasses are not adequate. The only time you may look without them is during totality itself, and only if you are inside the path. See safety and health.
It depends entirely on where you are. Two to nearly five minutes in southern Spain, up to 4 minutes 51 seconds in Morocco, over five minutes in Algeria and Tunisia, and more than six minutes in the Egyptian Nile valley. The maximum anywhere is 6 minutes 23 seconds, at Nag Hammadi in Egypt.
Early August is the driest time of year across the whole path. Andalusia has very good odds with some risk of morning marine cloud on the Atlantic coast and cloud over the Strait in a levante wind. Upper Egypt is close to a certainty. See weather and cloud.
Yes, urgently. The eclipse falls in the peak Spanish and Moroccan holiday season, and the small towns inside the path have far fewer beds than the demand for them. Luxor in particular has been selling out since 2025.
The eclipse of 12 August 2026 has already happened. All the pages we published about it are still online, at their original addresses, marked as archive. Start at the 2026 locations archive or the 2026 map.