Total solar eclipse, 2 August 2027

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Monday 2 August 2027 · In the daytime

The Moon that night: 1% lit. If the sky is clear.

On 2 August 2027 the Moon covers the Sun completely along a path across southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East, with the longest darkness near Luxor in Egypt. No part of the United States sees any of it. Never look at the Sun except through proper eclipse glasses.

In August 2027, the Moon covers the whole Sun in some faraway places. The sky goes dark in the daytime! It won't happen where we live.

In a total eclipse the Moon covers the Sun completely for a few minutes. The sky darkens, stars come out, and the Sun's faint outer glow, the corona, appears. This one crosses Spain and North Africa, far from the US.

Astronomy-engine puts the greatest eclipse near 25.5° N, 33.2° E, close to Luxor, at about 10:07 UTC. From Madrid about 86% of the Sun is covered and from Cairo about 95%; totality is only on the narrow path. Only during totality is it safe to look without eclipse glasses.

People at an outdoor event decorating cardboard eclipse glasses. — Families decorate their eclipse glasses before the total solar eclipse of 8 April 2024 at the Dallas Arboretum, Texas. Photo: NASA/Keegan Barber (NASA Image and Video Library, public domain).

Where to look

Not from the United States. Southern Spain sees most of the Sun covered; Egypt and North Africa see totality.

What to do

Learn the difference: total, annular and partial eclipses.
If you travel to see it, follow NASA's eclipse safety guidance; glasses off only during totality.
Watch a live stream from the path with your class or family.

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