2 August 2027 eclipse in Egypt: Luxor, the Red Sea and the places that miss it
Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Place figures calculated by us with Astronomy Engine 2.1.19 (MIT licence), SearchLocalSolarEclipse.
Egypt has the longest totality of this eclipse. Just south-east of Luxor the Sun is fully covered for more than six minutes, almost straight overhead in the early afternoon.
Place by place
- Starts 12:58
UTC+3In pathTotality 6 min 23 s. Sun 81° up.
- Starts 13:01
UTC+3In pathTotality 6 min 22 s. Sun 82° up.
- Starts 13:01
UTC+3In pathTotality 6 min 11 s. Sun 81° up.
- Starts 12:56
UTC+3In pathTotality 6 min 07 s. Sun 81° up.
- Starts 13:03
UTC+3In pathTotality 5 min 35 s. Sun 82° up.
- Starts 12:42
UTC+3In pathTotality 5 min 34 s. Sun 75° up.
- Starts 13:07
UTC+3In pathTotality 5 min 30 s. Sun 81° up.
- Starts 12:55
UTC+3In pathTotality 4 min 07 s. Sun 80° up.
- Starts 13:05
UTC+3In pathTotality 3 min 34 s. Sun 83° up.
- Starts 13:06
UTC+3In pathTotality 2 min 28 s. Sun 81° up.
- Deepest 13:08
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 99.8% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 83° up.
Just outside the path. 99.8% covered still looks like a bright Sun, not night.
- Deepest 13:06
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 99.6% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 80° up.
Just outside the path. 99.6% covered still looks like a bright Sun, not night.
- Deepest 13:01
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 99.5% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 82° up.
Just outside the path. 99.5% covered still looks like a bright Sun, not night.
- Deepest 13:04
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 98.5% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 80° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 98.5% of the Sun covered at most.
- Deepest 13:04
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 98.4% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 80° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 98.4% of the Sun covered at most.
- Deepest 12:57
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 97.0% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 82° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 97.0% of the Sun covered at most.
- Deepest 13:04
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 95.5% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 79° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 95.5% of the Sun covered at most.
- Deepest 12:55
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 94.8% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 78° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 94.8% of the Sun covered at most.
- Deepest 12:51
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 93.3% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 76° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 93.3% of the Sun covered at most.
- Deepest 13:04
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 93.2% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 79° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 93.2% of the Sun covered at most.
- Deepest 12:58
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 92.4% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 78° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 92.4% of the Sun covered at most.
- Deepest 13:08
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 92.0% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 85° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 92.0% of the Sun covered at most.
- Deepest 12:56
UTC+3MissesNo totality: 88.4% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 76° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 88.4% of the Sun covered at most.
What to know
- Luxor gets about 6 minutes 22 seconds, very close to the maximum for the whole eclipse.
- The Sun is 75–82° above the horizon, nearly overhead. You will be looking almost straight up, so a reclining chair or a mat helps.
- Cairo, Giza and Alexandria are outside the path. They get a partial eclipse of about 93–95%, which is not the same experience.
- Aswan sits just outside the southern edge with 99.8% covered, and Hurghada on the Red Sea gets 98.5%. Marsa Alam, further south on the coast, is inside the path.
- This is early August in Upper Egypt. Space.com’s travel guide warns of temperatures around 45 °C along parts of the path. Plan shade and water.
If you are based in Cairo or Hurghada, check the exact distance to the path before you travel. A short trip inside it is the difference between a partial eclipse and totality.
Eye safety. Use eclipse glasses that meet ISO 12312-2 for every partial phase. Take them off only when the Sun is completely covered, and put them back on as soon as it reappears. How to tell if your glasses are safe.
The full trip-planning checklist.
All 30 places we calculated The eclipse guide
Other countries: Spain, Morocco.
Sources
- Our calculation, Astronomy Engine 2.1.19 (MIT licence), SearchLocalSolarEclipse, run on 2026-10-24. How we tested it.
- Path and greatest-eclipse figures: EclipseWise, Total Solar Eclipse of 2027 Aug 02.
- Space.com, 8 things you need to know before booking the 2027 eclipse.