The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Rabigh

Name: The 2 August 2027 eclipse in Rabigh
Start: 2027-08-02T11:58:17+03:00
End: 2027-08-02T14:41:06+03:00
Location: Rabigh

Rabigh is outside the path of totality. The Moon will cover 99.9% of the Sun at 13:22, Saudi Arabia time (UTC+3). Note: the edge of the path is close. It is calculated to within a kilometre or two because of the Moon’s rugged limb, so don’t cut it fine: to see totality, go well inside the path.

Eclipse begins	11:58:17
Maximum	13:22:45
Eclipse ends	14:41:06
Share of the Sun covered	99.9%
Magnitude	0.998
Sun’s altitude at maximum	77°

Saudi Arabia time (UTC+3).

City in Mecca Province.

Calculated at the place’s coordinates (22.7986, 39.0349), from GeoNames.

Early afternoon in August: read the heat warning

Nearest totality

King Abdullah City · Total: 3 min 6 s · 40 km away
Thuwal · Total: 4 min 6 s · 58 km away
Ad Daff · Total: 4 min 12 s · 84 km away

What time is the eclipse in Rabigh?

It begins at 11:58, peaks at 13:22 and ends at 14:41, 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 Rabigh?

No, it is partial: the Moon covers 99.9% of the Sun. Nearest totality: King Abdullah City (3 min 6 s), 40 km away; for at least 4 minutes: Thuwal (4 min 6 s), 58 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 Mecca Province

Al Ghubbah · Total: 6 min 14 s
Sumaymah · Total: 6 min 13 s
Al Lith · Total: 6 min 12 s
Al Wasqah · Total: 6 min 11 s
Khumrah · Total: 6 min 8 s
Jeddah · Total: 6 min
Al Qunfudhah · Total: 6 min
Umm as Salam · Total: 5 min 51 s
Bahrah · Total: 5 min 49 s
Ash Shumaysi · Total: 5 min 40 s
Hadda · Total: 5 min 37 s
Umm az Zillah · Total: 5 min 35 s
Hajrah · Total: 5 min 30 s
Az Zilal · Total: 5 min 26 s
Al Murshidiyah · Total: 5 min 23 s
Umm ar Rakah · Total: 5 min 21 s
As Samad · Total: 5 min 20 s
Dahaban · Total: 5 min 19 s
Al Hamimah · Total: 5 min 18 s
Al Barabir · Total: 5 min 16 s
Bani Daad · Total: 5 min 14 s
As Safhah · Total: 5 min 13 s
Al Mudawwarah · Total: 5 min 13 s
Al Huwalah · Total: 5 min 12 s
Ad Dawh as Saghir · Total: 5 min 11 s
An Nasim · Total: 5 min 9 s
Ad Dawh al Kabir · Total: 5 min 7 s
Mecca · Total: 5 min 6 s
Al Birk · Total: 5 min 4 s
Daff Zayni · Total: 5 min 4 s
Al Qirshan · Total: 5 min 1 s
Mina · Total: 4 min 59 s
Al Far · Total: 4 min 58 s
At Tanʽim · Total: 4 min 57 s
Ash Shumaysi · Total: 4 min 57 s
Abu Shuayb · Total: 4 min 57 s
Ash Shafa · Total: 4 min 57 s
As Sifyani · Total: 4 min 55 s
Umm Hubaytir · Total: 4 min 55 s
Al Qaar · Total: 4 min 53 s
Abu Maragh · Total: 4 min 53 s
Al Ghulah · Total: 4 min 53 s
As Salamah · Total: 4 min 52 s
Shidad · Total: 4 min 51 s
Al Jumum · Total: 4 min 50 s
Al Muqayti · Total: 4 min 49 s
Usfan · Total: 4 min 45 s
Al Awjaniyah · Total: 4 min 45 s
Abu Urwah · Total: 4 min 43 s
Al Miqarr · Total: 4 min 42 s
Fayd · Total: 4 min 40 s
Ar Ruwayghah · Total: 4 min 40 s
Al Asrab · Total: 4 min 40 s
Al Muqayti · Total: 4 min 40 s
Al Mundassah · Total: 4 min 39 s
Shubayrim · Total: 4 min 38 s
Al Majarish · Total: 4 min 36 s
Ayn Shams · Total: 4 min 34 s
Ash Shamiyah · Total: 4 min 33 s
Barash · Total: 4 min 32 s

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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).