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Full eclipse calendar| Date | Type | Longest central phase | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2027 | Annular | 7m 45s | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Ghana |
| 2 August 2027 | Total | 6m 27s | Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and 4 more |
| 26 January 2028 | Annular | 10m 20s | Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana and 2 more |
| 22 July 2028 | Total | 5m 15s | Australia, New Zealand |
| 14 January 2029 | Partial | up to 82% | Partial only, deepest near Canada |
| 12 June 2029 | Partial | up to 34% | Partial only, deepest over the ocean or polar regions |
| 11 July 2029 | Partial | up to 13% | Partial only, deepest over the ocean or polar regions |
| 5 December 2029 | Partial | up to 87% | Partial only, deepest near Antarctica |
| 1 June 2030 | Annular | 5m 16s | Tunisia, Libya, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan and 2 more |
The total eclipse of 2 August 2027
All 2027 guidesWe calculate the eclipse for every town on the path. These are some of the places people ask about most.
| Place | Country | Totality | Starts (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | Egypt | 6m 25s | 13:01:55 |
| Sohag | Egypt | 6m 26s | 12:58:36 |
| Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 6m 03s | 13:22:12 |
| Sfax | Tunisia | 5m 43s | 10:08:38 |
| Tangier | Morocco | 4m 54s | 09:44:32 |
| Tarifa | Spain | 4m 41s | 10:44:59 |
| Ceuta | Spain | 4m 51s | 10:45:12 |
| Málaga | Spain | 1m 50s | 10:48:02 |
Learn
All guidesHow a solar eclipse works
Why the Moon can hide the Sun, why it does not happen every month, and how the shadow races across the Earth.
Total, annular, partial and hybrid eclipses
The four kinds of solar eclipse, what each one looks like and how often they come round.
What happens during totality, minute by minute
From the first bite out of the Sun to the diamond ring and the corona, using real timings for Luxor in 2027.
Solar eclipse facts that surprise most people
Records, coincidences and history, each checked against our own calculations or a named source.
History
All historyEvery total solar eclipse of the last 100 years
All total eclipses from 1926 to 2026 on one map, with the countries each path crossed and the longest totality.
Who first recorded a solar eclipse?
From a clay tablet in Ugarit to Assyrian chronicles and Chinese oracle bones, the oldest eclipse records and how they are dated.
Eclipses that changed science
Prominences in 1860, helium in 1868, the hot corona and Einstein in 1919: what darkness at noon taught astronomers.
News
All newsLuxor named one of National Geographic’s best places to visit in 2027
The eclipse city makes the Best of the World 2027 list, with new hotels and a luxury sleeper train due to open next year.
Egypt sets up a special committee to prepare for the 2027 eclipse
The committee will choose viewing sites, provide services there and coordinate security, transport and help for visitors.
Millions watched Spain’s first total eclipse in over a century
Clear skies, heat above 35°C and 350 official viewing sites: how the eclipse of 12 August 2026 went, a year before the next one.