This phenomenon described as the “Great North African Eclipse” is expected to be able to see about 86 million inhabitants of the Earth.
A complete solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, completely closing the sun for observers in a narrow phase strip. The eclipse band that will occur on August 2, 2027 will pass through several regions: from the Atlantic Ocean to some areas of Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
The path of eclipse will begin in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean and will first touch the land in the south of Spain, namely the coast of Costa de la Lus in Andalusia. The duration of the full phase in this area will be up to 4 minutes 39 seconds. From there, the eclipse will continue to Gibraltar, and then go south to North Africa.
Moving south of Spain, the eclipse trajectory will pass through countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. In Egypt, the duration of the full phase will be the most long: in some areas, complete darkness will be 6 minutes 22 seconds. This will happen in cities such as Luxor and Berenik, which are ideal for observing the eclipse.
The solar eclipse will pass through the Middle East, affect Saudi Arabia, Yemen and some areas of East Africa, and then end in the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
