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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027

The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Charqaoua

Charqaoua is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 98.9% of the Sun at 08:47, Morocco time (GMT).

Eclipse begins07:40:10
Maximum08:47:07
Eclipse ends10:01:07
Share of the Sun covered98.9%
Magnitude0.985
Sun’s altitude at maximum38°

Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0).

Rural commune in Meknes prefecture, Fes-Meknes region.

Calculated at the point GeoNames gives the commune (34.1739, -5.4051): no public source publishes the boundaries of Morocco’s communes.

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

Nearest totality

  • Ounnana · Total: 1 min 3 s · 54 km away
  • Derdara · Total: 4 min 5 s · 105 km away
  • Bou Jedyane · Total: 4 min 3 s · 106 km away

What time is the eclipse in Charqaoua?

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 Charqaoua?

No, it is partial: the Moon covers 98.9% of the Sun. Nearest totality of at least 4 minutes: Derdara (4 min 5 s), 105 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 Meknes prefecture

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).