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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027

The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Sidi Moussa El Majdoub

Sidi Moussa El Majdoub is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 97.3% of the Sun at 08:44, Morocco time (GMT).

Eclipse begins07:38:40
Maximum08:44:38
Eclipse ends09:57:44
Share of the Sun covered97.3%
Magnitude0.969
Sun’s altitude at maximum36°

Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0).

Rural commune in Mohammedia prefecture, Casablanca-Settat region.

Calculated at the point GeoNames gives the commune (33.6361, -7.3653): 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 Sidi Moussa El Majdoub?

It begins at 07:38, peaks at 08:44 and ends at 09:57, 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 Moussa El Majdoub?

No, it is partial: the Moon covers 97.3% of the Sun. Nearest totality: Sidi Mohamed Lahmar (2 min 14 s), 157 km away; for at least 4 minutes: Laouamra (4 min), 198 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 Mohammedia 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).