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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027
The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Rifah
Rifah is inside the path of totality: the Sun will be completely covered for 6 min 13 s, from 12:57 to 13:03 Egypt time (UTC+3).
| Eclipse begins | 11:35:43 |
|---|---|
| Totality begins | 12:57:03 |
| Maximum | 13:00:09 |
| Totality ends | 13:03:16 |
| Eclipse ends | 14:21:39 |
| Share of the Sun covered | 100.0% |
| Magnitude | 1.030 |
| Sun’s altitude at maximum | 81° |
Egypt time (UTC+3, summer time).
Village in Assuit (markaz (rural district)), Asyut Governorate.
Calculated at the coordinates of the place (27.0959, 31.2072), from GeoNames.
Midday in August: read the heat warning
Other places nearby with totality
- Az Zawiyah · Total: 6 min 15 s · 3 km away
- Musha · Total: 6 min 11 s · 4 km away
- Durunkah · Total: 6 min 12 s · 6 km away
What time is the eclipse in Rifah?
It starts at 11:35, peaks at 13:00 and ends at 14:21, Egypt time (UTC+3), on Monday 2 August 2027.
Will it be total in Rifah?
Yes. Totality lasts 6 min 13 s, from 12:57 to 13:03.
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 Assuit
- Az Zawiyah · Total: 6 min 15 s
- Bani Ghalib · Total: 6 min 13 s
- Durunkah · Total: 6 min 12 s
- Masra‘ · Total: 6 min 12 s
- ‘Ilwan · Total: 6 min 11 s
- Musha · Total: 6 min 11 s
- Awlad Rayiq · Total: 6 min 10 s
- Bani Husayn · Total: 6 min 10 s
- Manqabad · Total: 6 min 10 s
- Al Hassani · Total: 6 min 9 s
- Al ‘Udar · Total: 6 min 8 s
- Awlad Ibrahim · Total: 6 min 8 s
- Shutb · Total: 6 min 8 s
- Qurqaris · Total: 6 min 8 s
- Naj‘ Layyu · Total: 6 min 8 s
- Ash Shaghabah · Total: 6 min 7 s
- Al Muti‘ah · Total: 6 min 7 s
- Sallam · Total: 6 min 7 s
- Bahij · Total: 6 min 6 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).