The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Zouagha

Name: The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Zouagha
Start: 2027-08-02T07:40:22+00:00
End: 2027-08-02T10:01:44+00:00
Location: Zouagha

Zouagha is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 98.3% of the Sun at 08:47, Morocco time (GMT).

Eclipse begins	07:40:22
Maximum	08:47:31
Eclipse ends	10:01:44
Share of the Sun covered	98.3%
Magnitude	0.979
Sun’s altitude at maximum	39°

Morocco time (GMT, UTC+0).

Urban district (arrondissement) in Fes prefecture, Fes-Meknes region.

Calculated at the point GeoNames gives the commune (34.0095, -5.0427): 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 · 73 km away
Derdara · Total: 4 min 5 s · 124 km away
Bni Mansour · Total: 4 min 12 s · 128 km away

What time is the eclipse in Zouagha?

It begins at 07:40, peaks at 08:47 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 Zouagha?

No, it is partial: the Moon covers 98.3% of the Sun. Nearest totality of at least 4 minutes: Derdara (4 min 5 s), 124 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 Fes prefecture

Mechouar Fes Jdid · Partial: 98.5%
Fes-Medina · Partial: 98.5%
Jnan El Ouard · Partial: 98.5%
El Mariniyine · Partial: 98.5%
Fez · Partial: 98.4%
Agdal · Partial: 98.4%
Sidi Harazem · Partial: 98.4%
Skhinate · Partial: 98.4%
Saiss · Partial: 98.3%
Ain Bida · Partial: 98.2%
Ouled Tayeb · Partial: 98.1%

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).