Total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027
2 August 2027, 10:07 UTC (one instant worldwide). This is the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027, nicknamed the eclipse of the century for its 6m23s of totality.
Totality crosses Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia, lasting up to 6m23s near Luxor; the rest of Africa, Europe, the Middle East and western and southern Asia see a partial eclipse.
The sky at that moment, city by city
| City | Local time | Sky | Moon | Above the horizon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 2 Aug, 06:07 | Sun up (2°) | up (2°) | — |
| Los Angeles | 2 Aug, 03:07 | Dark sky | below horizon | 3,013 stars; Vega, Capella, Altair |
| Mexico City | 2 Aug, 04:07 | Dark sky | below horizon | 3,061 stars; Vega, Capella, Rigel |
| Sao Paulo | 2 Aug, 07:07 | Sun up (5°) | up (5°) | — |
| London | 2 Aug, 11:07 | Sun up (49°) | up (49°) | — |
| Paris | 2 Aug, 12:07 | Sun up (52°) | up (52°) | — |
| Cairo | 2 Aug, 13:07 | Sun up (78°) | up (78°) | — |
| Mumbai | 2 Aug, 15:37 | Sun up (49°) | up (49°) | — |
| Tokyo | 2 Aug, 19:07 | Twilight | below horizon | — |
| Sydney | 2 Aug, 20:07 | Dark sky | below horizon | 3,184 stars; Arcturus, Rigil Kentaurus, Vega |
Computed from the HYG star catalogue and the Sun and Moon positions for each city's exact coordinates, not copied from a table. Fully dark then in Los Angeles, Mexico City, Sydney.
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