Chasing Eclipses

The 2027 total solar eclipse in Morocco

The shadow crosses the Strait into northern Morocco, covering Tangier, Tetouan, the Rif mountains and Chefchaouen. Totality reaches almost five minutes here, and the region is a short ferry ride from southern Spain.

4m 55slongest totality, in Tetouan

Among the places we cover, totality lasts longest in Tetouan, at 4m 55s, starting at 09:45:00 local time (UTC+1).

Totality in each town

  1. TetouanMorocco4m 55s
  2. TangierMorocco4m 54s
  3. Al HoceimaMorocco4m 32s
  4. ChefchaouenMorocco4m 20s
Sorted from longest to shortest totality.

Weather in early August

Coastal Tangier shares the Strait’s risk of morning low cloud, while inland towns such as Chefchaouen have some of the best clear-sky odds on the western half of the path.

Outside the path in Morocco