The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Zag

Zag is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 74.0% of the Sun at 08:40, Morocco time (GMT).

Eclipse begins	07:36:44
Maximum	08:40:49
Eclipse ends	09:52:35
Share of the Sun covered	74.0%
Magnitude	0.783
Sun’s altitude at maximum	34°

Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0).

Municipality in Assa-Zag province, Guelmim-Oued Noun region.

Calculated at the place’s coordinates (28.0221, -9.2940), from GeoNames.

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

Nearest totality

Souk Tlet El Gharb · Total: 41 s · 793 km away
Laouamra · Total: 4 min · 840 km away
Souk Tolba · Total: 4 min 1 s · 850 km away

What time is the eclipse in Zag?

It begins at 07:36, peaks at 08:40 and ends at 09:52, Morocco time (GMT), on Monday 2 August 2027. In the UK it is one hour later, in Spain two.

Will it be total in Zag?

No, it is partial: the Moon covers 74.0% of the Sun. Nearest totality of at least 4 minutes: Laouamra (4 min), 840 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 Assa-Zag province

Assa · Partial: 76.6%
Aouint Lahna · Partial: 76.4%
Touizgui · Partial: 76.2%
Labouirat · Partial: 74.0%

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).