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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027
The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Ash Shaykh Mas‘ud (Sohag)
Ash Shaykh Mas‘ud is inside the path of totality: the Sun will be completely covered for 6 min 22 s, from 12:57 to 13:04 Egypt time (UTC+3).
| Eclipse begins | 11:36:33 |
|---|---|
| Totality begins | 12:57:56 |
| Maximum | 13:01:07 |
| Totality ends | 13:04:18 |
| Eclipse ends | 14:22:36 |
| Share of the Sun covered | 100.0% |
| Magnitude | 1.035 |
| Sun’s altitude at maximum | 81° |
Egypt time (UTC+3, summer time).
Village in Tahta (markaz (rural district)), Sohag Governorate. Official census name: الشيخمسعود.
Calculated at a point inside the census unit (26.7879, 31.4445): the sources give no coordinates for the village itself.
Midday in August: read the heat warning
Other places nearby with totality
- Bani Harb · Total: 6 min 21 s · 1 km away
- Al Kawm al Asfar · Total: 6 min 23 s · 3 km away
- Naj‘ Hamad · Total: 6 min 21 s · 3 km away
What time is the eclipse in Ash Shaykh Mas‘ud?
It starts at 11:36, peaks at 13:01 and ends at 14:22, Egypt time (UTC+3), on Monday 2 August 2027.
Will it be total in Ash Shaykh Mas‘ud?
Yes. Totality lasts 6 min 22 s, from 12:57 to 13:04.
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 Tahta
- Al Jubayrat · Total: 6 min 24 s
- Al Kawm al Asfar · Total: 6 min 23 s
- Nazlat al Qadi · Total: 6 min 23 s
- Nazlat ‘Imarah · Total: 6 min 23 s
- As Sufayhah · Total: 6 min 22 s
- Al Qubaysat · Total: 6 min 22 s
- Bani ‘Ammar · Total: 6 min 22 s
- As Sawami‘ah Gharb · Total: 6 min 21 s
- Bani Harb · Total: 6 min 21 s
- Naj‘ Hamad · Total: 6 min 21 s
- Banja · Total: 6 min 20 s
- Shatturah · Total: 6 min 19 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).