Total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027 in Hiroshima: is it visible, and the sky above you

The real sky over Hiroshima, Japan at 2 August 2027, 19:07 local time: 2,947 stars above the horizon, including Arcturus, Vega, Altair. This is the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027, nicknamed the eclipse of the century for its 6m23s of totality. Free to view, printable as an A3 star chart.

Not visible from Hiroshima. At that instant the Sun is about 1° below the horizon here, so it has already set or has not yet risen. 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 chart beside this is the real night sky over Hiroshima at the same moment.

The Moon was up over Hiroshima at that moment: a new moon, 0% lit, 0° above the horizon toward the west — the poster draws it where it really stood.

Brightest named stars up at that moment: Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Spica, Antares, Deneb. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (34.40°) and longitude (132.45°) of Hiroshima. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.