Total solar eclipse on 2 August 2027 in Qaşr Bin Ghashīr
Total solar eclipse — 2 August 2027 10:06 UTC
in 338 days
Summary
Qaşr Bin Ghashīr will see the Moon take a bite out of the Sun. Greatest coverage happens at 09:16 UTC. At that moment 99.6%% of the Sun's disc is covered. With the Sun 59.8° high, viewing depends mainly on cloud cover. The event belongs to Saros series 136. If the weather cooperates, it will be a memorable sight.
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Total solar eclipse
- Date (UTC)
- 2 August 2027 — 10:06 UTC
- Saros series
- 136
- Gamma
- 0.14210
- Magnitude
- 1.0790
Local circumstances
- Local type
- Partial
- Obscuration
- 99.6%
- Population
- 100,069
- Maximum
- 2 August 2027 09:16 UTC