Total Eclipse MapMonday, 2 August 2027
The 2027 total eclipse map
Tap anywhere and we tell you when day turns to night, how long it lasts and where to look. 236 places calculated across Spain, Morocco, Egypt and beyond.
Where it’s best
Where it looks best
Ranked by minutes of darkness, from NASA data.
- CeutaSpain · 10:454 min 50 s
- TarifaSpain · 10:454 min 40 s
- MelillaSpain · 10:484 min 34 s
- AlgecirasSpain · 10:454 min 30 s
- Zahara de los AtunesSpain · 10:454 min 26 s
- La Línea de la ConcepciónSpain · 10:454 min 26 s
Where to stay
Sleep inside the shadow
The simplest way not to miss it: spend the night before right where totality passes overhead.
Before you look
Looking at the Sun unfiltered can damage your retina for good
The retina has no pain receptors: damage happens without you noticing and symptoms appear hours later. Sunglasses do not protect you. Only glasses meeting ISO 12312-2 do.
Frequently asked questions
When is the 2027 total solar eclipse?
On Monday 2 August 2027. In southern Spain totality arrives around 10:48 local time; in Luxor (Egypt), around 13:06 local time.
Where will the total eclipse be visible in Spain?
Only in the far south: Cádiz, the western Costa del Sol, the Campo de Gibraltar, parts of Málaga and the Granada coast, Ceuta and Melilla. The rest of Spain sees a partial eclipse.
Where does totality last longest?
In the Nile Valley near Luxor (Egypt), around 6 minutes 23 seconds. In Spain the maximum is Ceuta, around 4 minutes 50 seconds.
Can I look at the eclipse without glasses?
Only during totality, when the Sun is completely covered. Before and after you need glasses meeting ISO 12312-2. Sunglasses do not protect you.
How do you calculate the times?
We use NASA’s Besselian elements (F. Espenak, GSFC) for the 2 August 2027 eclipse, with ΔT = 71.7 s, and compute local circumstances for each place at sea level. Times can differ by a few seconds because of the lunar limb profile, which we do not include.