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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027

The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Meknes

Meknes is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 98.0% of the Sun at 08:46, Morocco time (GMT).

Eclipse begins07:39:58
Maximum08:46:52
Eclipse ends10:00:51
Share of the Sun covered98.0%
Magnitude0.975
Sun’s altitude at maximum38°

Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0).

Municipality in Meknes prefecture, Fes-Meknes region.

Calculated at the place’s coordinates (33.8935, -5.5473), from GeoNames.

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

Nearest totality

What time is the eclipse in Meknes?

It begins at 07:39, peaks at 08:46 and ends at 10:00, Morocco time (GMT), on Monday 2 August 2027. In the UK it is one hour later, in Spain two.

Will it be total in Meknes?

No, it is partial: the Moon covers 98.0% of the Sun. Nearest totality of at least 4 minutes: Bou Jedyane (4 min 3 s), 134 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).