Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse
A total solar eclipse with greatest eclipse over 25.5°, 33.2°.
Your local time
2 Aug 2027, 15:36
Universal time
2 Aug 2027, 10:06 UTC
Countdown
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The Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, producing a total eclipse. Greatest eclipse occurs at the sub-lunar point given below; observers far from that point see a smaller partial phase or nothing at all.
Observation details
- Visibility
- Partially visible
- Best viewing time
- 2 Aug 2027, 16:29
- Direction to look
- W · azimuth 273°
- Altitude at peak
- 34.0°
- Equipment
- Naked Eye
- Kind
- Total
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Shadow axis distance
- 905 km
A partial eclipse is visible from your location, with maximum obscuration of 8% at an altitude of 34°.
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Photography & observing tips
- •Never look at the partially eclipsed Sun without certified solar filters — this applies to cameras and binoculars too.
- •A solar filter over the front of the lens is required for every phase except totality itself.
- •Bracket exposures widely during totality; the corona spans many stops of brightness.
Event timeline
Local contact times; phases below the horizon are marked.
Partial eclipse begins
2 Aug 2027, 15:53 · 2 Aug 2027, 10:23 UTC · Sun altitude 41.8°
Maximum eclipse
2 Aug 2027, 16:29 · 2 Aug 2027, 10:59 UTC · Sun altitude 34.0°
Partial eclipse ends
2 Aug 2027, 17:02 · 2 Aug 2027, 11:32 UTC · Sun altitude 26.6°
Other solar eclipse events
The nearest occurrences before and after this one.