Total solar eclipse on 2 August 2027 in Kuantan
Total solar eclipse — 2 August 2027 10:06 UTC
in 338 days
Summary
Kuantan will see the Moon take a bite out of the Sun. Greatest coverage happens at 11:35 UTC. The Sun's disc is 33%% eclipsed at maximum. The Sun is 4.1° below the horizon at maximum, so the eclipse will not be directly visible from the ground. It is part of Saros series 136, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days. It is a reminder of how precisely the Moon and Sun line up from Earth.
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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
- 33%
- Population
- 548,014
- Maximum
- 2 August 2027 11:35 UTC