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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027

The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Sidi El Makhfi

Sidi El Makhfi is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 95.5% of the Sun at 08:46, Morocco time (GMT).

Eclipse begins07:39:54
Maximum08:46:57
Eclipse ends10:01:11
Share of the Sun covered95.5%
Magnitude0.953
Sun’s altitude at maximum39°

Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0).

Rural commune in Ifrane province, Fes-Meknes region.

Calculated at the point GeoNames gives the commune (33.2497, -5.3399): no public source publishes the boundaries of Morocco’s communes.

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

Nearest totality

  • Zghira · Total: 41 s · 156 km away
  • Derdara · Total: 4 min 5 s · 207 km away
  • Bou Jedyane · Total: 4 min 3 s · 208 km away

What time is the eclipse in Sidi El Makhfi?

It begins at 07:39, peaks at 08:46 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 Sidi El Makhfi?

No, it is partial: the Moon covers 95.5% of the Sun. Nearest totality of at least 4 minutes: Derdara (4 min 5 s), 207 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 Ifrane 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).