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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027
The 2 August 2027 eclipse in El Menzeh
El Menzeh is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 98.0% of the Sun at 08:45, Morocco time (GMT).
| Eclipse begins | 07:39:05 |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 08:45:18 |
| Eclipse ends | 09:58:37 |
| Share of the Sun covered | 98.0% |
| Magnitude | 0.976 |
| Sun’s altitude at maximum | 37° |
Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0).
Rural commune in Skhirate-Temara prefecture, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region.
Calculated at the point GeoNames gives the commune (33.8614, -6.8520): no public source publishes the boundaries of Morocco’s communes.
Morning, near the sea: check the weather and the clouds
Nearest totality
- Souk Tlet El Gharb · Total: 41 s · 107 km away
- Laouamra · Total: 4 min · 151 km away
- Larache · Total: 4 min 20 s · 161 km away
What time is the eclipse in El Menzeh?
It begins at 07:39, peaks at 08:45 and ends at 09:58, Morocco time (GMT), on Monday 2 August 2027. In the UK it is one hour later, in Spain two.
Will it be total in El Menzeh?
No, it is partial: the Moon covers 98.0% of the Sun. Nearest totality of at least 4 minutes: Laouamra (4 min), 151 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 Skhirate-Temara prefecture
- Harhoura · Partial: 98.3%
- Temara · Partial: 98.3%
- Aïn Atiq · Partial: 98.1%
- Skhirat · Partial: 98.0%
- Mers El Kheir · Partial: 98.0%
- Tamesna · Partial: 97.9%
- Oumazza · Partial: 97.9%
- Sidi Yahya Zaer · Partial: 97.9%
- Ain Aouda · Partial: 97.8%
- Sabbah · Partial: 97.8%
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).