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Total solar eclipse · Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse in Igualeja

The Moon will cover the Sun completely over Igualeja for 2 min 29 s, starting at 10:47 local time. The Sun will be in the east, about 39° above the horizon. Historically, the sky at that hour has been clear 83% of the time.

Totality

2m29s

from 10:47:01 to 10:49:30 CEST

Clear-sky chance83%rated good, from 35 years of records
Expected totality2 min 04 slength × clear-sky chance
Where the Sun will beEast, 39°about 4 fists above the horizon, at arm's length
Rank in Spain42 of 88139 s behind Ceuta

Igualeja ranks 42 of 88 towns in Spain for length of totality, 139 seconds behind Ceuta. From the first bite out of the Sun to the last, the whole eclipse lasts about 2 h 20 min here. The centre line of the path, where totality is longest, passes about 102 km away. Its clear-sky chance is better than about 53% of the towns in the path in Spain.

All times are local (CEST, UTC+2). They are calculated, not observed, and can differ by a few seconds from what you see in the sky. The clear-sky chance is the share of eclipse-hour readings from 1991 to 2025, over the two weeks around the date, with cloud cover of 30% or less. It describes past weather, so read it as odds rather than a forecast.

NASA advises: “Except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s bright face, it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing.” (NASA eclipse eye safety) You can read more of their guidance, and that of the American Astronomical Society, in Eye safety: what NASA and the AAS advise.

The eclipse, minute by minute

09:42

The Moon begins to cover the Sun.

10:47:01

Totality begins and the Sun is completely covered.

10:49:30

Totality ends and the first sunlight returns.

12:01

The Moon moves clear and the Sun is whole again.

Map

Tap anywhere on the map for the exact length of totality and the clear-sky chance at that spot.

Longer totality or better odds nearby

A short drive can buy a longer totality or better odds of clear sky.

TownPopulationkmTotalityClear
Benahavís2,30014 southeast3 min 12 s85%
Istán1,50016 east2 min 52 s85%
San Pedro Alcántara35,00020 southeast3 min 23 s85%
Gaucín1,80021 southwest3 min 10 s84%
Estepona67,00023 south3 min 37 s84%
Marbella160,00025 southeast3 min 16 s85%

Eye safety

–days to go

NASA advises: “Except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s bright face, it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing.” (NASA eclipse eye safety) You can read more of their guidance, and that of the American Astronomical Society, in Eye safety: what NASA and the AAS advise.

Before you travel, check your government's official travel advice for Spain, such as the UK Foreign Office, the US State Department or Australia's Smartraveller, and look again at local conditions nearer the date.