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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027
The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Al Hijz
Al Hijz is inside the path of totality: the Sun will be completely covered for 6 min 25 s, from 12:59 to 13:06 Egypt time (UTC+3).
| Eclipse begins | 11:38:13 |
|---|---|
| Totality begins | 12:59:47 |
| Maximum | 13:03:00 |
| Totality ends | 13:06:12 |
| Eclipse ends | 14:24:25 |
| Share of the Sun covered | 100.0% |
| Magnitude | 1.038 |
| Sun’s altitude at maximum | 82° |
Egypt time (UTC+3, summer time).
Village in Al-Balyana (markaz (rural district)), Sohag Governorate.
Calculated at a point inside the census unit (26.2295, 31.9383): the sources give no coordinates for the village itself.
Midday in August: read the heat warning
Other places nearby with totality
- Ash Shaykh Barakah · Total: 6 min 25 s · 2 km away
- Al Basikiyah · Total: 6 min 25 s · 4 km away
- Barkhil · Total: 6 min 25 s · 4 km away
What time is the eclipse in Al Hijz?
It starts at 11:38, peaks at 13:03 and ends at 14:24, Egypt time (UTC+3), on Monday 2 August 2027.
Will it be total in Al Hijz?
Yes. Totality lasts 6 min 25 s, from 12:59 to 13:06.
How do I watch it safely?
With eclipse glasses that meet ISO 12312-2 during every partial phase. Only during totality, when the Sun is completely covered, can you take them off.
More places in Al-Balyana
- Al Balyana · Total: 6 min 25 s
- Al Basikiyah · Total: 6 min 25 s
- As Sahil Bahri · Total: 6 min 25 s
- As Samata · Total: 6 min 25 s
- Ash Shaykh Barakah · Total: 6 min 25 s
- Ash Shaykh Marzuq · Total: 6 min 25 s
- Barkhil · Total: 6 min 25 s
- Bardis · Total: 6 min 25 s
- Al Harjah bi al Qar‘an · Total: 6 min 24 s
- Al Hallafi · Total: 6 min 24 s
- As Salmani · Total: 6 min 24 s
Places: UN administrative boundaries (OCHA COD-AB for Egypt, produced by CAPMAS, CC BY-IGO) and GeoNames (geonames.org, CC BY 4.0). Times and durations: our own calculation with JPL’s DE440s ephemeris, in Egypt time (UTC+3, summer time on 2 August 2027).