Total solar eclipse 2 August 2027 – Global map

On 2 August 2027, a total solar eclipse will be visible from southern Spain, northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. During ‘totality’, the Moon completely covers the Sun, leaving viewers in daytime darkness and revealing the Sun's faintly glowing corona (outer atmosphere). The rest of Europe, a large part of Africa, the Middle East and southern Asia will witness a partial solar eclipse.  

This global map shows where a total (red) and the partial (orange) eclipse will be visible. The eclipse will follow the red band of totality from the left (west) to the right (east). Click here to see a map of totality in Spain.  

The European Space Agency (ESA) obtained these maps from the Spanish National Geographic Institute, based on calculations from the Spanish Astronomical Observatory.  

Within 2026–2028, there are two other ‘European solar eclipses’. On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse is visible from eastern Greenland, western Iceland, the northern half of Spain and the northeast corner of Portugal. And on 26 January 2028, an annular eclipse can be seen from South America, Portugal and Spain. Other parts of Europe will witness a partial eclipse on these dates.   

For more information on ESA's activities for these eclipses, please visit www.esa.int/solareclipse.  

Remember: never look directly at the Sun, even when partially eclipsed, without proper eye protection such as special solar eclipse glasses, or you risk permanent eye damage. 

[Image description: A map of Earth as a globe, centred on Europe and Africa. A red curve marked 'total eclipse' reaches from the centre of the North Atlantic Ocean, across Spain's southern tip and Africa's northern coast, the Red Sea and ending in the Indian Ocean. A wide orange band marked 'partial eclipse' surrounds this curve, covering Europe, Africa's northern two-thirds down to and including Madagascar, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia.]