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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027
The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Al Masid (Qena)
Al Masid is inside the path of totality: the Sun will be completely covered for 6 min 22 s, from 13:02 to 13:08 Egypt time (UTC+3).
| Eclipse begins | 11:40:25 |
|---|---|
| Totality begins | 13:02:04 |
| Maximum | 13:05:16 |
| Totality ends | 13:08:27 |
| Eclipse ends | 14:26:23 |
| Share of the Sun covered | 100.0% |
| Magnitude | 1.036 |
| Sun’s altitude at maximum | 82° |
Egypt time (UTC+3, summer time).
Village in Qus (markaz (rural district)), Qena Governorate.
Calculated at a point inside the census unit (25.8979, 32.7885): the sources give no coordinates for the village itself.
Midday in August: read the heat warning
Other places nearby with totality
- Al Mi‘arri · Total: 6 min 23 s · 2 km away
- Al Kharaniqah · Total: 6 min 23 s · 3 km away
- Hijazah Bahri · Total: 6 min 22 s · 3 km away
What time is the eclipse in Al Masid?
It starts at 11:40, peaks at 13:05 and ends at 14:26, Egypt time (UTC+3), on Monday 2 August 2027.
Will it be total in Al Masid?
Yes. Totality lasts 6 min 22 s, from 13:02 to 13:08.
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 Qus
- Khuzam · Total: 6 min 25 s
- Al ‘Uqb · Total: 6 min 24 s
- Al ‘Ayayishah · Total: 6 min 24 s
- Al Mufarrajiyah · Total: 6 min 24 s
- Jarajus · Total: 6 min 24 s
- Jazirat Mutayrah · Total: 6 min 24 s
- Hijazah · Total: 6 min 24 s
- Shanhur · Total: 6 min 24 s
- Qus · Total: 6 min 23 s
- Al Hillah · Total: 6 min 23 s
- Al Kharaniqah · Total: 6 min 23 s
- Ash Sha‘rani · Total: 6 min 23 s
- Al Mi‘arri · Total: 6 min 23 s
- Hijazah Bahri · Total: 6 min 22 s
- Al Harajiyah · Total: 6 min 21 s
- Al ‘Ulayqat · Total: 6 min 20 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).