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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027

The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Kafr ash Shaykh ‘Abid

Kafr ash Shaykh ‘Abid is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 99.0% of the Sun at 12:56 Egypt time (UTC+3).

Eclipse begins11:33:14
Maximum12:56:40
Eclipse ends14:17:41
Share of the Sun covered99.0%
Magnitude0.985
Sun’s altitude at maximum79°

Egypt time (UTC+3, summer time).

Village in Sumusta (markaz (rural district)), Beni Suweif Governorate. Official census name: كفرالشيخعابد.

Calculated at the coordinates of the place (28.9227, 30.8254), from GeoNames.

Midday in August: read the heat warning

Nearest totality

What time is the eclipse in Kafr ash Shaykh ‘Abid?

It starts at 11:33, peaks at 12:56 and ends at 14:17, Egypt time (UTC+3), on Monday 2 August 2027.

Will it be total in Kafr ash Shaykh ‘Abid?

No, it is partial: the Moon covers 99.0% of the Sun. Nearest totality of at least 4 minutes: Bani Samraj (4 min 3 s), 83 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.

More places in Sumusta

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).