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

The real sky over Hwaseong-si, South Korea at 2 August 2027, 19:07 local time: 2,939 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.

From Hwaseong-si the Sun stands about 5° above the horizon, toward the west, at the instant of greatest eclipse. 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. How much of the Sun is covered where you stand depends on your distance from that centre line, and this page does not guess a percentage. Inside the band of totality the sky darkens enough that the stars on this chart come out in the middle of the day.

The Moon was up over Hwaseong-si at that moment: a new moon, 0% lit, 5° 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 (37.21°) and longitude (126.82°) of Hwaseong-si. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.