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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027
The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Gafait
Gafait is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 99.0% of the Sun at 08:51, Morocco time (GMT).
| Eclipse begins | 07:42:33 |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 08:51:08 |
| Eclipse ends | 10:06:40 |
| Share of the Sun covered | 99.0% |
| Magnitude | 0.986 |
| Sun’s altitude at maximum | 42° |
Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0).
Rural commune in Jerada province, Oriental region.
Calculated at the point GeoNames gives the commune (34.2340, -2.2822): 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 Gafait?
It begins at 07:42, peaks at 08:51 and ends at 10:06, Morocco time (GMT), on Monday 2 August 2027. In the UK it is one hour later, in Spain two.
Will it be total in Gafait?
No, it is partial: the Moon covers 99.0% of the Sun. Nearest totality: Bsara (1 min 31 s), 53 km away; for at least 4 minutes: Saïdia (4 min 3 s), 94 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 Jerada province
- Ras Asfour · Partial: 99.8%
- Touissit · Partial: 99.7%
- Guenfouda · Partial: 99.7%
- Sidi Boubker · Partial: 99.7%
- Oued Heimer · Partial: 99.7%
- Tiouli · Partial: 99.4%
- Jerada · Partial: 99.3%
- Laaouinate · Partial: 99.3%
- Lebkhata · Partial: 98.8%
- Ain Bni Mathar · Partial: 98.3%
- Bni Mathar · Partial: 98.1%
- Oulad Sidi Abdelhakem · Partial: 98.0%
- Mrija · Partial: 97.9%
- Oulad Ghziyel · Partial: 97.7%
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).