Solar eclipse of 2 August 2027 in Cairo

Partial eclipse

Cairo sees a partial eclipse. The Moon covers 95% of the Sun. The eclipse begins at 11:33, peaks at 12:55 and ends at 14:16 local time.

Sun covered95%
Maximum12:55
Sun altitude78°

Time left-

What the Sun looks like at maximumNorth is up. Only look through eclipse glasses.
  1. Begins11:33
  2. Maximum12:55
  3. Ends14:16

Times in local time (GMT+3) · 2027-08-02

At maximum the Sun is 78° above the horizon, towards the south.

With this much of the Sun covered the light dims clearly and it gets cooler, but the sky does not go dark. Without eclipse glasses the Sun is still dazzling and dangerous to look at.

Nearest place with a total eclipse: Asyut, about 320 km away, with 6 min 7 s of totality.

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Eclipse map

Eclipse map20%40%60%80%Cairo
Path of totalityCentre line (longest)Share of the Sun covered

The yellow band is where the eclipse is total. The lines show how much of the Sun disappears behind the Moon.

Eclipse in other cities: Egypt

Where to see the total eclipse

Cities in the path of totality, longest totality first. The time is when darkness starts, in local time.

PlaceDark fromHow longSun
SohagEgypt12:58:436 min 22 s81°
LuxorEgypt13:02:026 min 20 s82°
QenaEgypt13:01:316 min 11 s81°
BenghaziLibya11:27:476 min 9 s68°
AsyutEgypt12:56:506 min 7 s81°
AbhaSaudi Arabia13:34:116 min 3 s71°
JeddahSaudi Arabia13:22:195 min 59 s76°
SfaxTunisia10:08:445 min 39 s56°
Marsa AlamEgypt13:07:595 min 30 s81°
OranAlgeria09:51:015 min 8 s43°

All cities

United Kingdom2
London42%Edinburgh27%
Egypt9
Sohag6 min 22 sLuxor6 min 20 sQena6 min 11 sAsyut6 min 7 sMarsa Alam5 min 30 sAswan99.8%Hurghada99%Sharm El Sheikh96%Alexandria93%
Libya2
Benghazi6 min 9 sTripoli99.9%
Saudi Arabia5
Abha6 min 3 sJeddah5 min 59 sMecca5 min 8 sTaif3 min 53 sMedina94%
Tunisia3
Sfax5 min 39 sDjerba4 min 24 sTunis97%
Algeria3
Oran5 min 8 sTlemcen3 min 10 sAlgiers99.8%
Morocco9
Tétouan4 min 51 sTangier4 min 50 sAl Hoceima4 min 25 sNador4 min 14 sChefchaouen4 min 13 sRabat99%Fez98%Casablanca97%Marrakesh89%
Spain46
Ceuta4 min 48 sTarifa4 min 38 sMelilla4 min 33 sAlgeciras4 min 26 sLa Línea de la Concepción4 min 23 sLos Barrios4 min 20 sSan Roque4 min 17 sBarbate4 min 16 sConil de la Frontera4 min 0 sEstepona3 min 37 sChiclana de la Frontera3 min 29 sSan Pedro de Alcántara3 min 23 sMarbella3 min 17 sSan Fernando3 min 12 sFuengirola3 min 10 sPuerto Real2 min 55 sCádiz2 min 54 sBenalmádena2 min 51 sMijas2 min 51 sTorremolinos2 min 42 sAlhaurín el Grande2 min 30 sEl Puerto de Santa María2 min 28 sAlhaurín de la Torre2 min 22 sCoín2 min 21 sRota2 min 10 sRincón de la Victoria1 min 55 sCártama1 min 54 sAlmuñécar1 min 51 sMálaga1 min 51 sAdra1 min 46 sTorre del Mar1 min 41 sMotril1 min 40 sJerez de la Frontera1 min 37 sNerja1 min 35 sRoquetas de Mar1 min 34 sEl Ejido1 min 23 sRonda1 min 18 sVélez-Málaga1 min 3 sArcos de la Frontera0 min 40 sAlmería99.9%Granada99%Huelva99%Seville98%Córdoba97%Madrid86%Barcelona82%
Gibraltar1
Gibraltar4 min 27 s
Malta1
Valletta97%
Portugal1
Lisbon93%
Greece1
Athens78%
Italy2
Rome75%Milan62%
Türkiye1
Istanbul59%
Switzerland1
Zurich55%
United Arab Emirates1
Dubai53%
France1
Paris51%
Germany3
Munich50%Berlin34%Hamburg32%
Hungary1
Budapest48%
Austria1
Vienna47%
Belgium1
Brussels43%
Czechia1
Prague42%
Poland14
Zakopane41%Kraków38%Wrocław37%Poznań32%Szczecin31%Warsaw30%Kołobrzeg28%Białystok26%Olsztyn26%Gdańsk25%Sopot25%Gdynia25%Łeba25%Hel25%
Netherlands1
Amsterdam38%
Ireland1
Dublin36%
India1
Mumbai32%
Kenya1
Nairobi31%
Denmark1
Copenhagen25%
Latvia1
Riga15%
Norway3
Bergen14%Oslo14%Trondheim7%
Sweden1
Stockholm13%
Thailand1
Bangkok11%
Estonia1
Tallinn10%
Finland1
Helsinki8%
Iceland1
Reykjavík6%

How to watch the eclipse safely

  1. Only look at the Sun through eclipse glasses that meet the ISO 12312-2 standard. Ordinary sunglasses do not protect your eyes.
  2. Cameras, binoculars and telescopes need a solar filter on the front of the lens. Never look through them while wearing eclipse glasses, the focused light burns through.
  3. You can look without protection only during totality, when the Moon hides the whole Sun. As soon as the first bright point of the Sun returns, put your glasses back on.

FAQ

What time is the 2027 solar eclipse in Cairo?

The eclipse begins at 11:33, peaks at 12:55 and ends at 14:16 local time.

Is the eclipse total in Cairo?

No, Cairo is outside the path of totality. The Moon covers 95% of the Sun. The nearest total eclipse is in Asyut (about 320 km).

How to watch the eclipse safely in Cairo?

Through eclipse glasses meeting ISO 12312-2 the whole time. Sunglasses do not protect your eyes, and cameras and binoculars need a solar filter.

Calculated by Zenitmap from F. Espenak's Besselian elements (EclipseWise.com, NASA). Times may differ from other sources by a few seconds.