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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027

Where to watch the total eclipse in Egypt

The closer to the centre line, the longer totality lasts. In Egypt the longest for any place is 6 min 25 s, in Girga; Luxor, with 6 min 23 s, is only seconds behind.

Cities with totality

Those with a population recorded in GeoNames, sorted by duration.

PlaceGovernorateTotalityTime
GirgaSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05
Al BalyanaSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
Nag HammadiQena Governorate6 min 25 s13:00–13:07
Dar as SalamSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
SohagSohag Governorate6 min 24 s12:58–13:05
Al MinshahSohag Governorate6 min 24 s12:59–13:05
JuhaynahSohag Governorate6 min 24 s12:58–13:04
FarshutQena Governorate6 min 24 s13:00–13:06
At TarifLuxor Governorate6 min 24 s13:02–13:08
Al WaqfQena Governorate6 min 24 s13:01–13:07
NaqadahQena Governorate6 min 24 s13:01–13:08
Abu TishtQena Governorate6 min 24 s13:00–13:06
LuxorLuxor Governorate6 min 23 s13:02–13:08
AkhmimSohag Governorate6 min 23 s12:58–13:05
QusQena Governorate6 min 23 s13:02–13:08
DishnaQena Governorate6 min 22 s13:01–13:07
Al BayadiyahLuxor Governorate6 min 22 s13:02–13:08
TahtaSohag Governorate6 min 21 s12:58–13:04
Al GhanayimAsyut Governorate6 min 21 s12:57–13:03
Al MaraghahSohag Governorate6 min 21 s12:58–13:04
SaqultahSohag Governorate6 min 21 s12:58–13:04
Al BawitiGiza Governorate6 min 19 s12:50–12:56
QiftQena Governorate6 min 18 s13:02–13:08
ArmantQena Governorate6 min 17 s13:02–13:08
TimaSohag Governorate6 min 16 s12:57–13:04

The longest totalities

The places where it lasts longest, even if they are small villages.

PlaceGovernorateTotalityTime
As Sal‘aSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:58–13:05
Al Kawamil BahriSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:58–13:05
Al MuhamidahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:58–13:05
Awlad ‘AzzazSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:58–13:05
Al BalyanaSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
Al BasikiyahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
Al HijzSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
As Sahil BahriSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
As SamataSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
Ash Shaykh BarakahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
Ash Shaykh MarzuqSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
BarkhilSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
BardisSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:06
Abu ‘AzizSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:58–13:04
Al GharizatSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:58–13:04
Al Hirayzat ash SharqiyahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05
Al Hirayzat al GharbiyahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05
Al KhananisahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05
Ad DanaqilahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05
Ad DuwayratSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05
Ar RuwayhibSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05
Az ZarahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05
Az Zawak ash SharqiyahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05
Az Zawak al GharbiyahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05
As SaqriyahSohag Governorate6 min 25 s12:59–13:05

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).