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eclipseando · Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027

The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Al Marba

Al Marba is inside the path of totality: the Sun will be completely covered for 4 min 9 s, from 13:24 to 13:29, Saudi Arabia time (UTC+3).

Eclipse begins12:02:35
Totality begins13:24:59
Maximum13:27:04
Totality ends13:29:08
Eclipse ends14:44:55
Share of the Sun covered100.0%
Magnitude1.010
Sun’s altitude at maximum75°

Saudi Arabia time (UTC+3).

Village in Mecca Province.

Calculated at the place’s coordinates (21.4784, 40.0888), from GeoNames.

Early afternoon in August: read the heat warning

Other places nearby with totality

  • Faban · Total: 4 min 6 s · 1 km away
  • Ash Shadqa · Total: 3 min 59 s · 3 km away
  • Al Bujaydi · Total: 3 min 56 s · 4 km away

What time is the eclipse in Al Marba?

It begins at 12:02, peaks at 13:27 and ends at 14:44, 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 Marba?

Yes. Totality lasts 4 min 9 s, from 13:24 to 13:29.

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 Mecca Province

Eclipse merch

Shipping to Saudi Arabia: €19.99. Prices: no VAT (export).

It's made in another country and enters your country as an import. On delivery, the carrier will charge you the import taxes (VAT and duties, if any) and a handling fee. They're not included in the price.

The whole shop

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).