Total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027
The Moon covers the whole Sun along a narrow path; everywhere else around it the eclipse is partial.
Where it is visible
Africa, Europe, the Middle East, western and southern Asia. Total in Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia. Greatest eclipse at 10:07 UT.
From your city
London, United Kingdom · the largest city of your country, as a starting point
Any town of 1,000 people or more, anywhere in the world.
Partial, 42% at 10:00, Sun at 40°
Monday 2 August 2027 · Local time in London (UTC+1)
Sun covered at greatest 42%
Timeline
What it looks like from London
Begins9:04 · 32°0% covered Partial9:32 · 36°24% covered Greatest10:00 · 40°42% covered Partial10:30 · 44°24% covered Ends10:59 · 48°0% covered
Zenith at the top, facing the Sun, as through eclipse glasses or filtered binoculars.
How these drawings are made
Each drawing is computed for this city and the minute under it: the positions of the Sun and the Moon seen from here (Astronomy Engine), their true apparent sizes, and the share of the Sun's area the Moon covers, the same figure as in the table.
The Sun is drawn as it looks through eclipse glasses: a pale disc on black, the Moon invisible except where it covers the Sun. Never look without them.
Up is the zenith as you face the Sun. An astronomical telescope turns the view upside down, or mirrors it if it has a diagonal.
At totality the drawing shows the black Moon and a faint hint of the corona: a schematic impression, not a picture. The real corona is larger, finer and brighter than any drawing, and no photograph is shown here because none looks like what the eye sees.
Details
| Moment | Time | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Begins | 9:04 | 32° |
| Greatest | 10:00 | 40° |
| Ends | 10:59 | 48° |
Cities: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
What you will actually see, and with what
Never look at the Sun without protection, not even at 90%: the part left uncovered still burns the retina, without pain.
- With the naked eye: eclipse glasses or a viewer meeting ISO 12312-2, from a named maker, for every person.
- Binoculars or a telescope: only with a solar filter made for it, fixed firmly over the FRONT of the instrument. Never eclipse glasses behind an eyepiece.
Total solar eclipse
Only during totality, and only inside the path, may you look with the naked eye. The moment the first point of Sun returns, the glasses go back on. Outside the path there is no totality: the glasses stay on throughout.
Eclipse glasses meeting ISO 12312-2
Eclipse glasses, single pair Bresser · SoFi
“Conforms to EN ISO 12312-2:2015”, per the product sheet. One pair per person.
Where to buy
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Eclipse glasses, pack of 10 Omegon · SoFi Solar Safe, pack of 10
“Conforms to ISO 12312-2”, per the product sheet. For a family or a group.
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City by city
Computed when this page was built, in each city's local time. Your own city, any city, is in the box above.
| City | What it sees |
|---|---|
| Lisbon | Partial, 92% at 9:45, Sun at 35° |
| Madrid | Partial, 86% at 10:51, Sun at 40° |
| Paris | Partial, 51% at 11:01, Sun at 43° |
| Lyon | Partial, 63% at 11:03, Sun at 46° |
| Marseille | Partial, 73% at 11:03, Sun at 47° |
| Brussels | Partial, 43% at 11:04, Sun at 44° |
| Geneva | Partial, 60% at 11:04, Sun at 47° |
| Zurich | Partial, 55% at 11:08, Sun at 48° |
| Luxembourg | Partial, 47% at 11:05, Sun at 45° |
| London | Partial, 42% at 10:00, Sun at 40° |
| Edinburgh | Partial, 27% at 10:00, Sun at 37° |
| Dublin | Partial, 36% at 9:56, Sun at 36° |
| Amsterdam | Partial, 38% at 11:05, Sun at 43° |
| Berlin | Partial, 34% at 11:14, Sun at 48° |
| Rome | Partial, 74% at 11:13, Sun at 54° |
| Athens | Partial, 78% at 12:33, Sun at 66° |
| Bucharest | Partial, 51% at 12:32, Sun at 61° |
| Warsaw | Partial, 30% at 11:22, Sun at 52° |
| Helsinki | Partial, 8% at 12:25, Sun at 46° |
| Montreal | Not visible: the Sun is below the horizon throughout |
| New York | Not visible: the Sun is below the horizon throughout |
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