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

The real sky over Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo at 2 August 2027, 12:07 local time: 3,290 stars above the horizon, including Sirius, Canopus, Capella. 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 Mbuji-Mayi the Sun stands about 65° above the horizon, toward the north, 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 Mbuji-Mayi at that moment: a new moon, 0% lit, 65° above the horizon toward the north — the poster draws it where it really stood.

Brightest named stars up at that moment: Sirius, Canopus, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (-6.14°) and longitude (23.59°) of Mbuji-Mayi. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.