Total solar eclipse

Total solar eclipse August 2, 2027: Six minutes of night at noon over Egypt and southern Spain

Monday, August 2, 2027, 11:07

The longest total solar eclipse over land this decade. Near Luxor the Sun stands overhead and goes out for 6 minutes 23 seconds.

Where it can be seen

London: 52 % of the Sun’s diameter covered, greatest at 10:00. Edinburgh: 39 % of the Sun’s diameter covered, greatest at 10:01. Dublin: 47 % of the Sun’s diameter covered, greatest at 09:57.

Facts

Saros series: 136 (38 of 71)
Magnitude: 1.07903
Duration of totality: 6 minutes 23 seconds
Width of the umbra: 258 km
Path of totality: Morocco, southern Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Gibraltar: 4 minutes 28 seconds of totality

Source: Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com · timeanddate.de. Times for Europe/London.

The day in the planting calendar

This is how August 2, 2027 looks in the biodynamic planting calendar, calculated for the Europe/London time zone.

Day type: Leaf day
Moon in the constellation: Cancer
Moon phase: New Moon
Moon’s path: descending

Lettuce, spinach, cabbage, herbs — everything grown for its leaves.

Unfavourable times on this day

Perigee (Moon closest to Earth): 00:00–19:25
Occultation of Venus: 04:28–08:25
Eclipse: 08:30–13:43
Lunar node: 08:49–18:19

The days before and after

If you want to move the work, here are the neighbouring days with day type and constellation.

Friday, July 30, 2027Root day(Taurus)
Saturday, July 31, 2027Flower day(Gemini)
Sunday, August 1, 2027Flower day(Gemini, with an unfavourable time)
Tuesday, August 3, 2027Fruit day(Leo)
Wednesday, August 4, 2027Fruit day(Leo)
Thursday, August 5, 2027Root day(Virgo)

Every day in August 2027

What it means for sowing and planting

In the biodynamic calendar a solar eclipse is an unfavourable time. Its whole duration is blocked, from first to last contact anywhere on Earth, even if only part of it can be seen from where you live. No sowing and no planting during that time. Before and after, the day type applies as on any other day. A solar eclipse always falls on a new moon: the Moon stands in front of the same constellation as the Sun.

Frequently asked questions

Can I sow and plant on August 2, 2027?

The Moon stands mostly in front of Cancer; it is a leaf day. Unfavourable: Perigee (Moon closest to Earth) 00:00–19:25; Occultation of Venus 04:28–08:25; Eclipse 08:30–13:43; Lunar node 08:49–18:19. Outside that time the day suits everything that belongs to a leaf day. Lettuce, spinach, cabbage, herbs — everything grown for its leaves.

When is the next event of this kind?

Annular solar eclipse on January 26, 2028, 15:08: Ten and a half minutes of ring of fire, ending over Spain.

Can it be seen from the UK and Ireland?