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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027

The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Bni Hilal

Bni Hilal is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 94.2% of the Sun at 08:43, Morocco time (GMT).

Eclipse begins07:37:45
Maximum08:43:12
Eclipse ends09:55:54
Share of the Sun covered94.2%
Magnitude0.943
Sun’s altitude at maximum35°

Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0).

Rural commune in Sidi Bennour province, Casablanca-Settat region.

Calculated at the point GeoNames gives the commune (32.8112, -8.3814): no public source publishes the boundaries of Morocco’s communes.

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

Nearest totality

What time is the eclipse in Bni Hilal?

It begins at 07:37, peaks at 08:43 and ends at 09:55, Morocco time (GMT), on Monday 2 August 2027. In the UK it is one hour later, in Spain two.

Will it be total in Bni Hilal?

No, it is partial: the Moon covers 94.2% of the Sun. Nearest totality: Sidi Mohamed Lahmar (2 min 14 s), 289 km away; for at least 4 minutes: Laouamra (4 min), 328 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 Sidi Bennour province

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).