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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027

The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Al Aqiq (near Al Aqiq)

Al Aqiq is inside the path of totality: the Sun will be completely covered for 2 min 29 s, from 13:29 to 13:32, Saudi Arabia time (UTC+3).

Eclipse begins12:06:51
Totality begins13:29:43
Maximum13:30:57
Totality ends13:32:12
Eclipse ends14:48:04
Share of the Sun covered100.0%
Magnitude1.003
Sun’s altitude at maximum73°

Saudi Arabia time (UTC+3).

City in Al-Baha Province.

Calculated at the place’s coordinates (20.6500, 41.4167), from GeoNames.

Early afternoon in August: read the heat warning

Other places nearby with totality

  • Al Aqiq · Total: 3 min 37 s · 49 km away
  • Al Mindak · Total: 5 min 13 s · 56 km away
  • Hajrah · Total: 5 min 30 s · 60 km away

What time is the eclipse in Al Aqiq?

It begins at 12:06, peaks at 13:30 and ends at 14:48, Saudi Arabia time (UTC+3), on Monday 2 August 2027. In the UK it is two hours earlier, in Spain one.

Will it be total in Al Aqiq?

Yes. Totality lasts 2 min 29 s, from 13:29 to 13:32.

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 Al-Baha Province

Eclipse merch

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Places: the provinces from the UN administrative boundaries (OCHA COD-AB for Saudi Arabia, from GADM, CC BY-IGO), towns and villages from GeoNames (geonames.org, CC BY 4.0) and names from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia. Times and durations: our own calculation with JPL’s DE440s ephemeris, in Saudi Arabia time (UTC+3, all year round, with no daylight saving time).