Solar eclipse in Seltjarnarnesbær
Monday 2 August 2027 · Seltjarnarnesbær, Capital Region, Iceland
On 2 August 2027 the eclipse over Seltjarnarnesbær is partial and small: the Moon covers up to 5.6% of the Sun at 08:59, in the morning. A bite you will see through eclipse glasses, not a change in the daylight.
Eclipse data for Seltjarnarnesbær
Partial eclipse · no totality
5.6% of the Sun covered at maximum
- Partial phase begins
- 08:30
- Maximum eclipse
- 08:59
- Eclipse ends
- 09:27
- Sun’s altitude at maximum
- 25.1°
- Whole event lasts
- 57 min
All times in Icelandic local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik, UTC+0 all year, no daylight saving).
The morning in Seltjarnarnesbær
- Partial phase begins: 08:30
- Maximum: 08:59
- Eclipse ends: 09:27
What you will see in Seltjarnarnesbær
On Monday 2 August 2027 the partial eclipse begins in Seltjarnarnesbær at 08:30, when the Moon starts to slide over the edge of the Sun. It is a small eclipse on an ordinary morning, and you can follow it only through certified eclipse glasses.
Maximum comes at 08:59, with 5.6% of the Sun covered: through the glasses, a nick out of the edge of the disc. To the naked eye the daylight does not change.
The Moon then moves off and the eclipse ends at 09:27, about 57 min after it began. At maximum the Sun is 25.1° above the horizon, about a quarter of the way up the sky. That clears the houses, but in a steep-sided fjord a mountain can still hide it: check from your spot at the same time the day before.
The corona, the sudden twilight and the moment when the glasses can come off belong to the path of totality, which does not reach Iceland this time. The path of totality crosses southern Spain (Cádiz, Málaga, the coast of Granada and Almería, Ceuta and Melilla), northern Morocco and on across North Africa to Egypt. The nearest place in it from Seltjarnarnesbær is Rota (Cádiz, Spain), about 3,231 km away in a straight line, where the Sun disappears completely for 2m 10s.
Nobody can forecast Icelandic weather this far out. Check the Icelandic Meteorological Office (en.vedur.is) in the final days; all you need is a gap in the cloud in front of the Sun, so keep a second spot in mind a short drive away.
Circumstances computed for the coordinates of each Iceland locality with JPL DE440s ephemerides. All times are Icelandic local time (UTC+0, no daylight saving). No locality in Iceland is inside the path of totality: every figure on these pages is for a partial eclipse.
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Where is the nearest totality?
Not in Iceland this time. On 2 August 2027 the path of totality crosses southern Spain (Cádiz, Málaga, the coast of Granada and Almería, Ceuta and Melilla), northern Morocco and on across North Africa to Egypt, where it lasts up to 6m 23s near Luxor. The Spanish stretch, with the figures from our own dataset (straight-line distances):
- The nearest: Rota (Cádiz), 2m 10s of totality, about 3,231 km from Seltjarnarnesbær.
- The longest in Spain: Ceuta (autonomous city), 4m 48s, about 3,337 km away. The best places in Spain ranks them by seconds of totality.
Settlements near Seltjarnarnesbær
The 6 closest settlements in the dataset, by straight-line distance from Seltjarnarnesbær's own coordinates (road distances in Iceland are considerably longer). Useful if the forecast sends you a few kilometres up the road on the morning of the eclipse:
- Seltjarnarnes — 0 km · 5.6% at 08:59
- Álftanes — 6 km · 5.7% at 08:59
- Kópavogur — 6 km · 5.7% at 08:59
- Reykjavík — 6 km · 5.7% at 08:59
- Garðabær — 8 km · 5.7% at 08:59
- Hafnarfjörður — 10 km · 5.8% at 08:58
Look at the Sun only through certified eclipse glasses
The Sun is never fully covered anywhere in Iceland, so there is no safe moment to look with the naked eye: keep eclipse glasses with the EN ISO 12312-2 marking printed on the frame on from 08:30 to 09:27. Regular sunglasses are never safe for this, and neither is a camera, binoculars or a telescope without a proper solar filter over the front. How to watch safely →
Frequently asked questions about the eclipse in Seltjarnarnesbær
What time is the solar eclipse in Seltjarnarnesbær?
On Monday 2 August 2027, in the morning. In Seltjarnarnesbær the partial phase begins at 08:30, maximum comes at 08:59 and the eclipse ends at 09:27, all in Icelandic local time (UTC+0, no daylight saving). Our own computation for this locality's coordinates (JPL DE440s ephemerides).
Will the eclipse be total in Seltjarnarnesbær?
No. Seltjarnarnesbær is far from the path of totality, like the rest of Iceland: the Moon covers at most 5.6% of the Sun, at 08:59. The path crosses southern Spain (Cádiz, Málaga, the coast of Granada and Almería, Ceuta and Melilla), northern Morocco and on across North Africa to Egypt; the nearest place in it from here is Rota (Cádiz, Spain), with 2m 10s of totality, about 3,231 km away.
Will it get darker in Seltjarnarnesbær?
No. At 5.6% the Moon only clips the edge of the Sun, a small bite you can see only through eclipse glasses. The morning light does not change.
How long does the eclipse last in Seltjarnarnesbær?
About 57 min, from the moment the Moon first touches the Sun (08:30) until it clears it again (09:27).
Do I need eclipse glasses, and when can I take them off?
Yes, for the whole event: with the Sun never fully covered there is no safe moment to look with the naked eye. Use glasses with the EN ISO 12312-2 standard printed on the frame; sunglasses, however dark, are never safe for looking at the Sun.
Where do I check the forecast for Seltjarnarnesbær?
Nobody can forecast Icelandic weather this far out. Check the Icelandic Meteorological Office (en.vedur.is) in the final days; all you need is a gap in the cloud in front of the Sun, so keep a second spot in mind a short drive away.