The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Ben Smim

Name: The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Ben Smim
Start: 2027-08-02T07:40:03+00:00
End: 2027-08-02T10:01:26+00:00
Location: Ben Smim

Ben Smim is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 96.3% of the Sun at 08:47, Morocco time (GMT).

Eclipse begins	07:40:03
Maximum	08:47:10
Eclipse ends	10:01:26
Share of the Sun covered	96.3%
Magnitude	0.960
Sun’s altitude at maximum	39°

Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0).

Rural commune in Ifrane province, Fes-Meknes region.

Calculated at the point GeoNames gives the commune (33.4689, -5.2080): no public source publishes the boundaries of Morocco’s communes.

Morning, near the sea: check the weather and the clouds

Nearest totality

Zghira · Total: 41 s · 131 km away
Derdara · Total: 4 min 5 s · 183 km away
Bou Jedyane · Total: 4 min 3 s · 187 km away

What time is the eclipse in Ben Smim?

It begins at 07:40, peaks at 08:47 and ends at 10:01, Morocco time (GMT), on Monday 2 August 2027. In the UK it is one hour later, in Spain two.

Will it be total in Ben Smim?

No, it is partial: the Moon covers 96.3% of the Sun. Nearest totality of at least 4 minutes: Derdara (4 min 5 s), 183 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 Ifrane province

Tizguite · Partial: 97.0%
Dayat Aoua · Partial: 96.7%
Ifrane · Partial: 96.6%
Tigrigra · Partial: 96.4%
Azrou · Partial: 96.2%
Sidi Addi · Partial: 96.1%
Ain Leuh · Partial: 95.7%
Had Oued Ifrane · Partial: 95.7%
Souk L'Had · Partial: 95.7%
Sidi El Makhfi · Partial: 95.5%
Timahdite · Partial: 95.5%
Timahdit · Partial: 95.4%

Places: UN administrative boundaries (OCHA COD-AB for Morocco, produced by the HCP, CC BY-IGO), communes and cities from GeoNames (geonames.org, CC BY 4.0) and names from Wikidata (CC0). Times and durations: our own calculation with JPL’s DE440s ephemeris, in Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0, all year round, with no clock changes).