Monday 2 August 2027 · Casablanca-Settat
The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Ben Maachou
Partial eclipse
On Monday 2 August 2027 the eclipse will be partial in Ben Maachou: the Moon will cover 95.7% of the solar disc, with the maximum at 08:43, Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0). It begins at 07:38 and ends at 09:56. In Morocco, totality will be seen in 262 places; the longest, in Martil (4 min 54 s). Not being total does not take away a minute of danger: 95.7% leaves Sun in view all the time, so for 2 h 18 min you need eclipse glasses and here they never come off.
Eclipse times in Ben Maachou
- Starts (partial) 07:38
- Maximum 08:43
- Ends 09:56
- Sun’s altitude 35.5°
Only here
- Ben Maachou stays at 95.7%: of the 1,318 places in Morocco that miss totality, it is no. 420 closest to 100% (no. 76 of 178 in the Casablanca-Settat region). Tied with 7 others.
All times in Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0). Calculated at the point GeoNames gives the commune (33.1923, -8.0528): no public source publishes the boundaries of Morocco’s communes.
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With the naked eye
What you will actually notice in Ben Maachou
- 07:38 The Moon touches the edge of the Sun and the light starts to drop. You will not see it yet: a small bite out of a Sun that is still dazzling.
- 66 min of steady fading until maximum. In the last stretch it becomes obvious: shadows sharpen, colours go flat and the air goes still in Ben Maachou.
- 08:43 Maximum: the Moon covers 95.7% of the Sun.
- 95.7 % of the Sun covered. The light will turn strange — flat and cold, like a storm that never arrives — but it does NOT go dark: for that you have to be inside the path of totality.
- 35.5° above the horizon at maximum. With the Sun this high you do not need a clear horizon: just make sure no nearby building is in the way.
- 09:56 The disc is whole again and the eclipse is over.
Real night, 237 km away: the eclipse in Sidi Mohamed Lahmar (Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region) →
The question everyone is asking
95.7% is not 100%
In Ben Maachou the Moon will cover 95.7% of the Sun. The missing 4.3% changes everything: while a single sliver of the Sun's surface is still visible, it is still daytime. No corona, no planets, no twilight darkness — and the glasses never come off.
Ben Maachou gets 0 seconds of totality. 237 km away, in Sidi Mohamed Lahmar (Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region), totality lasts 134 seconds.
If you can travel that day, travel: inside the path it is something else. If you cannot, 95.7% through eclipse glasses is still well worth it.
On 1 August we'll email you your time in Ben Maachou
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To the second
The phases of the eclipse in Ben Maachou
| Eclipse begins | 07:38:04 |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 08:43:42 |
| Eclipse ends | 09:56:31 |
| Share of the Sun covered | 95.7% |
| Magnitude | 0.955 |
| Sun’s altitude at maximum | 35.5° |
The experience
What you will see in Ben Maachou
At 07:38, the Moon will start biting into the solar disc in Ben Maachou. At maximum, at 08:43, it will cover 95.7% of the Sun: the morning light will drop very noticeably, turning dull and cold, and you may feel the temperature fall.
Even so, 95.7% is not totality: without 100% there is no corona, no twilight darkness and no planets in view. The nearest totality is about 237 km away: in Sidi Mohamed Lahmar (Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region) the eclipse will be total, with 2 min 14 s of totality.
At maximum, the Sun will be high: 35.5° above the horizon. There is no need to look for a clear horizon; it is enough that no nearby building blocks it.
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The way to the path
The nearest totality
Where the eclipse will be total near Ben Maachou (straight-line distance, our own calculation):
- Sidi Mohamed Lahmar (Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region) — 2 min 14 s of totality, about 237 km away
- Laouamra (Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region) — 4 min of totality, about 276 km away
- Larache (Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region) — 4 min 20 s of totality, about 283 km away
Only look at the Sun with protection: eclipse glasses with a filter that meets ISO 12312-2; sunglasses are no use. In Ben Maachou the eclipse is not total, so they never come off. How to choose them, in our glasses guide.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions about the eclipse in Ben Maachou
What time is the eclipse in Ben Maachou?
It begins at 07:38, peaks at 08:43 and ends at 09:56, Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0), on Monday 2 August 2027.
Will the eclipse of 2 August 2027 be total in Ben Maachou?
No. It is partial: the Moon will cover 95.7% of the Sun at 08:43. The nearest totality is in Sidi Mohamed Lahmar (2 min 14 s), about 237 km away.
How long does the eclipse last in Ben Maachou?
The whole event, from the first to the last partial phase, lasts 2 h 18 min: from 07:38 to 09:56.
How high will the Sun be in Ben Maachou?
At maximum, 35.5° above the horizon. It is high: it is enough that no nearby building blocks it.
What glasses do I need to watch the eclipse?
Eclipse glasses with a filter that meets ISO 12312-2, or a solar filter for a telescope or binoculars; sunglasses are no use, not even stacked. In Ben Maachou they never come off: the Sun is never fully covered.
Where will the eclipse be total in Morocco?
In Morocco, the path of totality crosses 262 places. The longest is Martil, with 4 min 54 s.
How do I get to Ben Maachou?
The nearest base in our travel guide is Larache, 283 km away in a straight line. The Morocco guide explains how to get there and how to move around on eclipse day.
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Place by place
The eclipse in neighbouring places
The places closest to Ben Maachou, each with its own timetable (straight-line distance, our own calculation):
- Eclipse in Oulad Abbou — partial, 95.5%, 12 km away
- Eclipse in Sidi Abdelkhaleq — partial, 95.3%, 12 km away
- Eclipse in Laghdira — partial, 96.1%, 12 km away
- Eclipse in Si Hsaien Ben Abderrahmane — partial, 95.4%, 14 km away
- Eclipse in Jem’at Oulad ’Abbou — partial, 95.4%, 14 km away
- Eclipse in Chtouka — partial, 96.1%, 16 km away
- Eclipse in Laghnimyine — partial, 95.7%, 19 km away
- Eclipse in Oulad Hamdane — partial, 95.5%, 20 km away
Places: UN administrative boundaries (OCHA COD-AB for Morocco, produced by the HCP, CC BY-IGO), communes and cities from GeoNames (geonames.org, CC BY 4.0) and names from Wikidata (CC0). Times and durations: our own calculation with JPL’s DE440s ephemeris, in Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0, all year round, with no clock changes).