There are two solar eclipses in 2027: an annular eclipse on Saturday, February 6, peaking at 16:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. EST), and a total eclipse on Monday, August 2, peaking at 10:07 UTC (6:07 a.m. EDT).
Two solar eclipses happen in 2027, according to NASA’s eclipse list. The first, on February 6, is an annular or “ring of fire” eclipse across southern South America and the Gulf of Guinea coast of West Africa.
The second, on August 2, is a total eclipse across southern Spain, North Africa and Arabia, with up to 6 minutes and 23 seconds of totality near Luxor, Egypt.
It is the longest total solar eclipse on easily accessible land in the 21st century, with no longer one until June 3, 2114.
Neither eclipse is total or annular anywhere in the United States, and only eastern Maine sees even a small partial eclipse, at sunrise on August 2.
This page gives the exact times in every US time zone, the paths and city timings for both eclipses, the solar eclipses from 2026 to 2030, and how to watch safely.
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When are the solar eclipses in 2027?
NASA gives the greatest eclipse at 16:00 UTC on February 6 and 10:07 UTC on August 2. The table below converts both moments to US and international time zones.
| Time zone | Annular eclipse, greatest eclipse | Total eclipse, greatest eclipse |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Saturday, February 6, 4:00 p.m. | Monday, August 2, 10:07 a.m. |
| US Eastern | Saturday, February 6, 11:00 a.m. EST | Monday, August 2, 6:07 a.m. EDT |
| US Central | Saturday, February 6, 10:00 a.m. CST | Monday, August 2, 5:07 a.m. CDT |
| US Mountain | Saturday, February 6, 9:00 a.m. MST | Monday, August 2, 4:07 a.m. MDT |
| US Pacific | Saturday, February 6, 8:00 a.m. PST | Monday, August 2, 3:07 a.m. PDT |
| London | Saturday, February 6, 4:00 p.m. GMT | Monday, August 2, 11:07 a.m. BST |
| Accra | Saturday, February 6, 4:00 p.m. GMT | Monday, August 2, 10:07 a.m. GMT |
| India | Saturday, February 6, 9:30 p.m. IST | Monday, August 2, 3:37 p.m. IST |
| Sydney | Sunday, February 7, 3:00 a.m. AEDT | Monday, August 2, 8:07 p.m. AEST |
The greatest eclipse is the moment the Moon’s shadow passes closest to Earth’s centre. The local times you see depend on where you stand along the path, as the city tables below show.
| February 6, 2027 | August 2, 2027 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Annular (“ring of fire”) | Total |
| Longest central phase | 7 minutes, 51 seconds | 6 minutes, 23 seconds |
| Path width | 282 km | 258 km |
| Central path | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria | Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia |
| Partial eclipse | South America, Antarctica, West and South Africa | Europe, Africa, the Middle East, West and South Asia; eastern Maine at sunrise |
| Saros series | 131 | 136 |
Durations, widths, and saros numbers are from NASA and Wikipedia’s pages on the February 6 and August 2 eclipses. The countries in the August 2 path are from Wikipedia and timeanddate.com, which lists Gibraltar and Sudan as well.
Can you see the 2027 solar eclipses from the United States?
Barely. The February 6 eclipse is not visible from the United States at all. The August 2 eclipse is visible as a small partial eclipse at sunrise in eastern Maine, according to Wikipedia and timeanddate.com, with the Sun rising already partly covered. Everywhere else in the country, the August 2 eclipse happens before sunrise.
The next total solar eclipses in the United States, according to Smithsonian Magazine and NASA’s 2041 to 2050 eclipse table:
| Date | Where totality crosses the US |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, March 30, 2033 | Remote northwestern Alaska |
| Tuesday, August 23, 2044 | Montana, North Dakota and a small part of South Dakota |
| Saturday, August 12, 2045 | From California and Nevada to Florida, with up to 6 minutes, 6 seconds of totality |
For American eclipse chasers, the August 2, 2027, eclipse is the long-totality trip of the decade, with southern Spain and Egypt as the most accessible destinations.
The February 6, 2027, annular solar eclipse
On Saturday, February 6, 2027, the Moon passes in front of the Sun while near the far point of its orbit, so it looks too small to cover the Sun fully.
At the centre of the path, a ring of sunlight stays visible around the Moon. NASA gives 7 minutes and 51 seconds of annularity at greatest eclipse, over the South Atlantic, with 92.8% of the Sun’s diameter covered.
The path starts in Chile, crosses Argentina and Uruguay, touches southern Brazil and the Atlantic, and ends at sunset along the Gulf of Guinea coast of West Africa, according to Wikipedia.
That makes Accra, Ghana’s capital, one of the largest cities in the path.
| City | Annularity begins (local time) | Annularity ends | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viedma, Argentina | 12:10:01 p.m. | 12:17:11 p.m. | About 7 min 10 s |
| Punta del Este, Uruguay | 12:35:56 p.m. | 12:41:32 p.m. | About 5 min 36 s |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 5:52:05 p.m. GMT | 5:53:02 p.m. GMT | About 1 min |
| Accra, Ghana | 5:49:45 p.m. GMT | 5:55:13 p.m. GMT | About 5 min 28 s |
| Lagos, Nigeria | 6:49:51 p.m. WAT | 6:55:25 p.m. WAT | About 5 min 34 s |
City times are from Partirou. For Accra, Orbital Radar gives annularity from 5:49 to 5:55 p.m. GMT, lasting 5 minutes and 25 seconds, with the Sun only 4 degrees above the western horizon.
In West Africa, the ring of fire appears just before sunset, so a clear, flat view to the west is essential.
The February 6 eclipse falls at the new moon that begins the Chinese Year of the Goat.
The August 2, 2027, total solar eclipse
On Monday, August 2, 2027, the Moon covers the Sun completely along a path 258 km wide that runs from the Atlantic Ocean across the Strait of Gibraltar, along North Africa, over the Red Sea and Arabia, and into the Indian Ocean.
The greatest eclipse comes at 10:07 UTC, and the longest totality, 6 minutes and 23 seconds, falls about 60 km southeast of Luxor, Egypt, according to Wikipedia; EclipseWise gives 6 minutes, 23.24 seconds at that point.
Totality is so long partly because the Moon is close to Earth. Moonblink puts the Moon at perigee, its closest point of the month, at 06:28 UTC that morning, at 357,364 km, which makes the August 2 new moon the closest of 2027 and a “super new moon,” as explained on Datescal’s Supermoon 2027 page.
The table below gives totality at well-known places along the path, from Space.com’s guides to the 16 best viewing places and where the eclipse will be visible.
The two guides differ by a few seconds for some places, so durations are rounded.
| Place | Totality (local time) | Length of totality |
|---|---|---|
| Málaga, Spain | About 10:48 a.m. CEST | About 1 min 52 s |
| Cádiz, Spain | About 10:45 a.m. CEST | About 2 min 50 s |
| Gibraltar | About 10:45 a.m. CEST | About 4 min 25 s |
| Tangier, Morocco | About 9:44 a.m. WEST | About 4 min 50 s |
| Benghazi, Libya | About 11:27 a.m. EET | About 6 min 7 s |
| Luxor, Egypt | About 1:01 p.m. EEST | About 6 min 20 s |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | About 1:21 p.m. AST | About 6 min |
Luxor is the standout: it sits close to the point of greatest duration and gets about 6 minutes and 20 seconds of totality around 1:01 p.m. local time. Moonblink also notes that Oran in Algeria and Sfax in Tunisia get more than 5 minutes on the centreline.
The 2027 solar eclipses and their lunar eclipses
Solar and lunar eclipses come in pairs about two weeks apart, because both need the Moon close to the point where its orbit crosses the Sun’s path. In 2027, each solar eclipse is followed by a penumbral lunar eclipse at the next full moon:
| Solar eclipse | Following lunar eclipse | Visible from the US? |
|---|---|---|
| Annular, Saturday, February 6 | Penumbral, Saturday, February 20, during the Snow Moon | East Coast, at moonrise |
| Total, Monday, August 2 | Penumbral, Tuesday, August 17, during the Sturgeon Moon | Yes, the whole lunar eclipse |
There is no total lunar eclipse, or “blood moon,” in 2027; Datescal’s Blood Moon page lists the next ones.
Solar eclipses from 2026 to 2030
The table below lists every solar eclipse from 2026 to 2030, from NASA’s 2021 to 2030 eclipse table.
| Date | Type | Longest central phase | Central path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | Annular | 2 min 20 s | Antarctica |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | Total | 2 min 18 s | Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain |
| Saturday, February 6, 2027 | Annular | 7 min 51 s | Chile, Argentina, Atlantic |
| Monday, August 2, 2027 | Total | 6 min 23 s | Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia |
| Wednesday, January 26, 2028 | Annular | 10 min 27 s | Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain, Portugal |
| Saturday, July 22, 2028 | Total | 5 min 10 s | Australia, New Zealand |
| Saturday, June 1, 2030 | Annular | 5 min 21 s | Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, northern China, Japan |
| Monday, November 25, 2030 | Total | 3 min 44 s | Botswana, South Africa, Australia |
NASA’s table lists no central solar eclipse in 2029. Spain is in the central path three times in a row: a total eclipse on August 12, 2026, a second on August 2, 2027, and an annular eclipse on January 26, 2028.
What is a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and casts its shadow on Earth. It can happen only at new moon. There are three main kinds:
- Total: the Moon covers the whole Sun, and the sky darkens enough to see the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona.
- Annular: the Moon is too far from Earth to cover the Sun, leaving a bright ring around it.
- Partial: the Moon covers only part of the Sun. Places outside the central path of a total or annular eclipse see a partial eclipse.
How to watch a solar eclipse safely
NASA says solar viewers should meet the ISO 12312-2 international standard. These steps follow its advice:
- Wear certified eclipse glasses or use a handheld solar viewer whenever any part of the Sun’s bright face is visible.
- During an annular or partial eclipse, keep eye protection on the whole time; NASA says there is never a safe moment to look without it.
- During a total eclipse, remove your glasses only once the Moon completely covers the Sun, and put them back on as soon as the bright Sun reappears.
- Never look through a camera, binoculars or telescope without a proper solar filter on the front of it; eclipse glasses alone do not protect you when using these devices.
What a solar eclipse is not
Several terms are confused with the solar eclipse. The table below sets out the differences.
| Term | What it means | Relation to the 2027 solar eclipses |
|---|---|---|
| Solar eclipse | The Moon blocking the Sun, at new moon | February 6 and August 2, 2027 |
| Lunar eclipse | Earth’s shadow falling on the Moon, at full moon | Penumbral lunar eclipses on February 20, July 18 and August 17, 2027 |
| Blood moon | The red Moon of a total lunar eclipse | None in 2027 |
| Ring of fire | The ring of sunlight in an annular eclipse | February 6, 2027 |
| Black Moon | An extra new moon in a month or season | August 31, 2027, no eclipse |
Frequently asked questions
When is the solar eclipse in 2027?
There are two. An annular solar eclipse on Saturday, February 6, 2027, peaks at 16:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. EST), and a total solar eclipse on Monday, August 2, 2027, peaks at 10:07 UTC (6:07 a.m. EDT), according to NASA. Neither is total nor annular in the United States.
Where is the August 2, 2027, total solar eclipse visible?
Totality crosses southern Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia, according to Wikipedia and NASA. The longest totality, 6 minutes and 23 seconds, is near Luxor, Egypt. A partial eclipse is visible across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.
Can you see the 2027 solar eclipse in the US?
Only a small partial eclipse at sunrise on August 2, 2027, in eastern Maine, according to Wikipedia and timeanddate.com. The February 6 eclipse is not visible from the United States. The next total solar eclipses in the contiguous US are on August 23, 2044, and August 12, 2045.
Is the February 2027 eclipse visible in Ghana?
Yes. The path of the February 6, 2027, annular eclipse reaches the Gulf of Guinea coast, including Accra. Partirou gives annularity in Accra from 5:49:45 to 5:55:13 p.m. GMT, about 5 and a half minutes, and Orbital Radar puts the Sun only 4 degrees above the western horizon then.
Why is the August 2, 2027, eclipse so long?
The Moon is near perigee, its closest point to Earth, reached at 06:28 UTC that morning according to Moonblink, so it looks large enough to cover the Sun for longer. Wikipedia calls it the longest total eclipse on easily accessible land until June 3, 2114.
When is the next solar eclipse after 2027?
The next is an annular eclipse on Wednesday, January 26, 2028, crossing Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain, and Portugal, with up to 10 minutes and 27 seconds of annularity, according to NASA. A total eclipse follows on July 22, 2028, across Australia and New Zealand.
Sources:
- NASA eclipse list 2027
- NASA solar eclipses 2021–2030
- NASA solar eclipses 2041–2050
- NASA lunar eclipses 2021–2030
- NASA lunar eclipses 2031–2040
- NASA eclipse safety
- Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027
- Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027
- EclipseWise: Total solar eclipse of 2027 August 2
- timeanddate.com: August 2, 2027 eclipse
- Space.com: 16 best places for the 2027 eclipse
- Space.com: Where the 2027 eclipse will be visible
- Moonblink: Annular eclipse of February 6, 2027
