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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027
The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Dahab (Dahab)
Dahab is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 92.3% of the Sun at 13:04 Egypt time (UTC+3).
| Eclipse begins | 11:41:32 |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 13:04:24 |
| Eclipse ends | 14:23:37 |
| Share of the Sun covered | 92.3% |
| Magnitude | 0.926 |
| Sun’s altitude at maximum | 78° |
Egypt time (UTC+3, summer time).
City in Dahab (qism (urban district)), South Sinai Governorate. Official census name: مدينة دهب.
Calculated at a point inside the census unit (28.7208, 34.6032): the sources give no coordinates for the village itself.
Midday in August: read the heat warning
Nearest totality
What time is the eclipse in Dahab?
It starts at 11:41, peaks at 13:04 and ends at 14:23, Egypt time (UTC+3), on Monday 2 August 2027.
Will it be total in Dahab?
No, it is partial: the Moon covers 92.3% of the Sun. Nearest totality: El Qoseir (2 min 24 s), 293 km away; for at least 4 minutes: Qina City (6 min 9 s), 337 km away.
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.
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).