A total solar eclipse, nicknamed the Eclipse of the Century, will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, August 2, 2027, with a magnitude of 1.079. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.5 hours before perigee (on August 2, 2027, at 7:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.

Path Totality will commence over the eastern Atlantic Ocean and travel across the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco, and continue across parts of North Africa and the Middle East. Major cities and locations under the path of totality will include:

Cadiz, Málaga, and the coast of Almería and Granada in southern Spain Ceuta in northern Africa Gibraltar Tangier, Morocco Oran, Algeria Sfax, Tunisia Benghazi, Libya Luxor in central Egypt Jeddah and Mecca in southwest Saudi Arabia Sana'a in western Yemen The tip of the Horn of Africa in extreme northeast Somalia Islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory The maximum duration of totality will be observed in Egypt, approximately southeast of Luxor, and will last 6 minutes and 22 seconds.

A partial solar eclipse will be visible from the extreme east tip of Maine, United States, far eastern Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces in Canada, southern Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, nearly the entirety of the European continent, all but the southern quarter of Africa, the Middle East, and from South and Southeast Asia.

It will be the first of three total solar eclipses that are observable in Tunisia in the 21st century, passing over the central part of the country. It will be the second total eclipse in Spain within a year, after August 2026. An annular eclipse will appear in Spain in January 2028. A national eclipse committee has been established in Spain to coordinate eclipse-related activities.

Duration This is the second longest total solar eclipse in the 21st century, the longest being the eclipse prior to this one in Solar Saros 136, that of July 22, 2009. The 2009 eclipse maximum duration of six minutes and 39.5 seconds occurred over the Pacific Ocean, and the longest duration on land was on remote, uninhabited North Iwo Jima, where visiting is not allowed without special permission. The maximum duration of this eclipse is six minutes and 23.2 seconds, occurring in the northeastern part of Egypt's New Valley Governorate. The location of the greatest eclipse is about southeast in Red Sea Governorate, with a slightly shorter duration. This is the longest total solar eclipse on easily accessible land in the 21st century; a longer one will not occur until June 3, 2114.

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Eclipse timing Places experiencing total eclipse Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027(local times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseStart of total eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of total eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of totality (min:s)Duration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum magnitude Cádiz 09:40:48 10:45:29 10:46:57 10:48:25 11:59:43 2:56 2:19 1.0076 Tangier 08:40:39 09:44:47 09:47:12 09:49:38 11:00:32 4:51 2:20 1.0339 Ceuta 09:41:03 10:45:26 10:47:50 10:50:15 12:01:22 4:49 2:20 1.0304 Gibraltar 09:41:10 10:45:39 10:47:53 10:50:07 12:01:18 4:28 2:20 1.0218 Marbella 09:41:42 10:46:53 10:48:33 10:50:14 12:02:02 3:21 2:20 1.0099 Málaga 09:42:09 10:48:12 10:49:10 10:50:09 12:02:46 1:57 2:21 1.0031 Melilla 09:42:27 10:48:19 10:50:36 10:52:53 12:05:31 4:34 2:23 1.0216 Oujda 08:43:01 09:51:15 09:51:49 09:52:22 11:07:28 1:07 2:24 1.0014 Oran 08:44:30 09:51:10 09:53:44 09:56:18 11:09:33 5:08 2:25 1.0365 M'sila 08:48:59 09:58:09 10:00:50 10:03:32 11:18:50 5:23 2:30 1.0337 Kasserine 08:54:08 10:05:34 10:08:18 10:11:02 11:27:47 5:28 2:34 1.0286 Gafsa 08:53:56 10:05:49 10:08:23 10:10:58 11:28:18 5:09 2:34 1.0226 Kairouan 08:55:50 10:08:57 10:10:20 10:11:42 11:29:48 2:45 2:34 1.0049 Gabès 08:55:32 10:08:47 10:10:51 10:12:55 11:31:22 4:08 2:36 1.0121 Sfax 08:56:29 10:08:54 10:11:44 10:14:35 11:31:56 5:41 2:35 1.0323 Mahdia 08:57:02 10:10:38 10:12:02 10:13:27 11:31:49 2:49 2:35 1.005 Houmt Souk 08:56:32 10:09:52 10:12:13 10:14:35 11:32:55 4:43 2:36 1.0165 Zarzis 08:56:51 10:11:21 10:12:49 10:14:17 11:33:46 2:56 2:37 1.0057 Benghazi 10:10:46 11:27:58 11:31:03 11:34:09 12:53:26 6:11 2:43 1.0385 Siwa Oasis 11:22:18 12:42:42 12:45:28 12:48:15 14:08:17 5:33 2:46 1.0206 Asyut 11:35:37 12:57:03 13:00:06 13:03:10 14:21:41 6:07 2:46 1.028 Luxor 11:40:21 13:02:14 13:05:26 13:08:36 14:26:44 6:22 2:46 1.0361 Jeddah 12:00:23 13:22:21 13:25:18 13:28:14 14:43:47 5:53 2:43 1.0262 Mecca 12:01:58 13:24:06 13:26:41 13:29:16 14:44:49 5:10 2:43 1.0176 Taif 12:03:36 13:26:59 13:28:01 13:29:03 14:45:43 2:04 2:42 1.0023 Khamis Mushait 12:13:38 13:34:41 13:37:41 13:40:41 14:54:05 6:00 2:40 1.0333 Sanaa 12:22:05 13:44:15 13:45:35 13:46:54 15:00:50 2:39 2:39 1.0046 Bosaso 12:39:49 13:58:18 14:00:22 14:02:26 15:12:09 4:08 2:32 1.013References:

Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027(local times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Casablanca 08:38:29 09:44:25 10:57:29 2:19 97.21% Lisbon 08:40:51 09:44:57 10:55:12 2:14 92.54% Madrid 09:45:32 10:51:21 12:02:53 2:17 86.38% Algiers 08:48:23 09:59:05 11:15:48 2:27 99.83% London 09:03:40 10:00:15 10:59:38 1:56 41.92% Paris 10:00:46 11:01:19 12:05:10 2:04 51.31% Tunis 08:56:18 10:10:12 11:28:54 2:33 97.14% Vatican City 10:02:14 11:12:50 12:26:55 2:25 74.57% Rome 10:02:15 11:12:53 12:26:58 2:25 74.58% Tripoli 09:59:46 11:16:57 12:38:36 2:39 100.00% Valletta 10:01:49 11:17:58 12:37:54 2:36 97.31% Sofia 11:18:28 12:29:07 13:40:52 2:22 60.79% Athens 11:16:52 12:33:02 13:50:12 2:33 78.30% Nicosia 11:35:25 12:53:04 14:08:45 2:33 72.47% Cairo 11:33:15 12:56:00 14:16:24 2:43 94.79% Beirut 11:40:20 12:58:32 14:14:00 2:34 72.69% Damascus 11:42:17 13:00:30 14:15:45 2:33 72.27% Tel Aviv 11:39:00 12:59:00 14:16:35 2:37 80.41% Amman 11:42:11 13:02:05 14:18:45 2:37 78.39% Medina 11:57:24 13:21:00 14:38:45 2:41 94.43% Khartoum 10:57:20 12:22:46 13:42:26 2:45 71.27% Riyadh 12:13:49 13:32:45 14:45:10 2:31 75.94% Asmara 12:11:01 13:36:19 14:54:05 2:43 87.69% Djibouti 12:27:22 13:50:37 15:05:23 2:38 87.49% Aden 12:28:40 13:51:32 15:05:50 2:37 96.26% Berbera 12:33:24 13:55:40 15:09:14 2:36 89.11% Garowe 12:44:04 14:04:17 15:15:39 2:32 92.38% Malé 15:29:54 16:32:47 17:29:28 2:00 72.85% Addu City 15:33:59 16:37:58 17:35:30 2:02 89.97% Diego Garcia 16:40:07 17:43:43 18:40:59 2:01 96.56%References:

Eclipse details Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.

+August 2, 2027 solar eclipse times Event Time (UTC) First penumbral external contact 2027 August 2 at 07:31:21.9 UTC First umbral external contact 2027 August 2 at 08:24:37.8 UTC First central line 2027 August 2 at 08:26:14.5 UTC First umbral internal contact 2027 August 2 at 08:27:51.1 UTC First penumbral internal contact 2027 August 2 at 09:22:00.9 UTC Greatest duration 2027 August 2 at 10:01:33.8 UTC Equatorial conjunction 2027 August 2 at 10:02:10.7 UTC Ecliptic conjunction 2027 August 2 at 10:06:23.6 UTC Greatest eclipse 2027 August 2 at 10:07:50.2 UTC Last penumbral internal contact 2027 August 2 at 10:53:47.0 UTC Last umbral internal contact 2027 August 2 at 11:47:53.1 UTC Last central line 2027 August 2 at 11:49:29.5 UTC Last umbral external contact 2027 August 2 at 11:51:05.9 UTC Last penumbral external contact 2027 August 2 at 12:44:21.3 UTC

+August 2, 2027 solar eclipse parameters Parameter Value Eclipse magnitude 1.07903 Eclipse obscuration 1.16430 Gamma 0.14209 Sun right ascension 08h49m26.9s Sun declination +17°45'41.3" Sun semi-diameter 15'45.5" Sun equatorial horizontal parallax 08.7" Moon right ascension 08h49m40.1s Moon declination +17°53'47.8" Moon semi-diameter 16'43.1" Moon equatorial horizontal parallax 1°01'21.4" ΔT 72.8 s

Characteristics Bright stars and planets visible during totality The eclipsed Sun will be in mid-Cancer, a few degrees southeast of the Beehive Cluster (which will not be visible to the naked eye) and Venus (which will most definitely be seen if the sky is at all transparent). Mercury will be well past greatest western elongation and nearing superior conjunction (therefore showing most of its sunlit side to bright effect – magnitude −1.2) several degrees west of Venus. Jupiter will be near Regulus about 20 degrees east of the Sun. Mars will be many degrees farther east in Virgo. Saturn will be many degrees west of the Sun. Over most of the continental areas in the path of totality, the Winter Hexagon will be visible, although on the Arabian Peninsula its westernmost stars – Aldebaran and Rigel – will be low. In the British Indian Ocean Territory the Winter Hexagon stars will either have disappeared below the western horizon or will be very low, but Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri and the Southern Cross will be well up in the south.

Eclipse path intersections The path of the August 2, 2027, eclipse will be crossed by the path of another solar eclipse less than 7 years later, on March 20, 2034, at a location on the southeastern coast of Egypt. This is similar to the intersection in the paths of the August 2017 and April 2024 total solar eclipses in the United States, over southern Illinois, and in Turkey during the August 1999 and March 2006 solar eclipses; the intersections within these pairs of total eclipses also occurred about 7 years apart. This phenomenon is considered to be unusual, since the average interval for any given spot on Earth to observe a total solar eclipse is about once every 375 years. The intersection patterns are caused by the dynamics of the Saros cycle.

Impact Economy and tourism The August 2027 total solar eclipse is expected to draw large numbers of tourists and become the most photographed astronomical event in history. In December 2025, about a year and a half before the eclipse, regions in southern Spain and Morocco were already reporting early hotel sell-outs, and travel operators predicted a multi-million-euro surge in tourism. An estimated 89 million people live in the path of totality, at least double the 44 million people who lived within the path of totality of the April 2024 solar eclipse in North America. One source estimated that over 200 million people could attempt to watch the August 2027 solar eclipse.

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

+ Eclipse season of July–August 2027 July 18Ascending node (full moon) August 2Descending node (new moon) August 17Ascending node (full moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 110 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 136 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 148

Related eclipses Eclipses in 2027 An annular solar eclipse on February 6 A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 20 A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 18 A total solar eclipse on August 2