2 August 2027 eclipse in Morocco: Tangier and the north

Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Place figures calculated by us with Astronomy Engine 2.1.19 (MIT licence), SearchLocalSolarEclipse.

The path of totality crosses the northern tip of Morocco, including Tangier and the hills around Chefchaouen, in the morning.

A white lighthouse with palm trees on a green headland above a blue sea — Cape Spartel lighthouse, near Tangier, Morocco. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Place by place

Starts 08:45
UTC+0
Tetouan
Totality 4 min 52 s. Sun 38° up.
In path
Starts 08:44
UTC+0
Tangier
Totality 4 min 51 s. Sun 38° up.
In path
Starts 08:44
UTC+0
Asilah
Totality 4 min 46 s. Sun 38° up.
In path
Starts 08:46
UTC+0
Al Hoceima
Totality 4 min 29 s. Sun 40° up.
In path
Starts 08:44
UTC+0
Larache
Totality 4 min 22 s. Sun 38° up.
In path
Starts 08:48
UTC+0
Nador
Totality 4 min 19 s. Sun 41° up.
In path
Starts 08:45
UTC+0
Chefchaouen
Totality 4 min 17 s. Sun 39° up.
In path
Starts 08:50
UTC+0
Oujda
Totality 1 min 28 s. Sun 42° up.
Near the edge of the path: a few kilometres either way changes the length a lot.
In path
Deepest 08:45
UTC+0
Rabat
No totality: 98.6% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 37° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 98.6% of the Sun covered at most.
Misses
Deepest 08:47
UTC+0
Fes
No totality: 98.5% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 39° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 98.5% of the Sun covered at most.
Misses
Deepest 08:44
UTC+0
Casablanca
No totality: 97.1% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 36° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 97.1% of the Sun covered at most.
Misses
Deepest 08:43
UTC+0
Marrakech
No totality: 89.2% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 35° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 89.2% of the Sun covered at most.
Misses
Deepest 08:40
UTC+0
Agadir
No totality: 84.5% of the Sun covered at most. Sun 34° up.
Outside the path. A partial eclipse only, 84.5% of the Sun covered at most.
Misses

What to know

Tangier gets almost five minutes of totality, a little more than Tarifa across the Strait.
Chefchaouen, inland in the Rif, gets over four minutes.
The Sun is about 38–39° high in the morning sky, so pick a spot with a clear view to the east.
Ceuta, the Spanish city next to the Moroccan border, gets a similar length to Tangier.

Times on this page use Morocco’s clock rules as they are today (UTC+1 outside Ramadan). Ramadan is not expected to fall in August 2027, but check your booking for the official time.

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, Egypt.

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.