Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027

Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027
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Type of eclipse
Nature Total
Gamma 0.1421
Magnitude 1.079
Maximum eclipse
Duration 6m 23s
Coordinates 25.5N 33.2E
Max. width of band 258 km
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 10:07:50
References
Saros 136 (38 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9568

A total solar eclipse will occur on August 2, 2027. The path of the eclipse will pass over all the countries of north African and middle eastern such Jedda, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and Sana'a, Yemen. For Tunisia, this total eclipse, which is the first of three total eclipse in the 21st century which will be observed in its territory, will be visible in the central part of the country and the maximum will occur in the south of Kerkenna islands. The maximum of totality will be 5mn 48sec in the south of these islands.

The maximum duration of totality will be observed in Egypt, in the east of Luxor and will be 6mn22sec.

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Related eclipses

Solar eclipses 2026-2029

This set of solar eclipses repeat approximately every 177 days and 4 hours at alternating nodes of the moon's orbit.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2026-2029
Ascending node   Descending node
121 February 17, 2026

Annular
126 August 12, 2026

Total
131 February 6, 2027

Annular
136 August 2, 2027

Total
141 January 26, 2028

Annular
146 July 22, 2028

Total
151 January 14, 2029

Partial
156 July 11, 2029

Partial
Partial solar eclipses on June 12, 2029 and December 5, 2029 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.

Saros 136

Solar Saros 136, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on Jun 14, 1360, and reached a first annular eclipse on September 8, 1504. It was a hybrid event from November 22, 1612, through January 17, 1703, and total eclipses from January 27, 1721 through May 13, 2496. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622, with the entire series lasting lasting 1262 years. The longest eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955, with a maximum duration of totality was 7 minutes, 8 seconds. [1]

Series members 29-42 occur between 1865 and 2100:

28 29 30

April 25, 1865

May 6, 1883
31 32 33

May 18, 1901

May 29, 1919

Jun 8, 1937
34 35 36

Jun 20, 1955

Jun 30, 1973

Jul 11, 1991
37 38 39

Jul 22, 2009

Aug 2, 2027

Aug 12, 2045
40 41 42

Aug. 24, 2063

Sep. 3, 2081

Sep. 14, 2099

Metonic series

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).

This series has 21 eclipse events between May 21, 1993 and May 20, 2069.

May 20-21 March 9 December 25-26 October 13-14 August 1-2
118 120 122 124 126

May 21, 1993

March 9, 1997

December 25, 2000

October 14, 2004

August 1, 2008
128 130 132 134 136

May 20, 2012

March 9, 2016

December 26, 2019

October 14, 2023

August 2, 2027
138 140 142 144 146

May 21, 2031

March 9, 2035

December 26, 2038

October 14, 2042

August 2, 2046
148 150 152 154 156

May 20, 2050

March 9, 2054

December 26, 2057

October 13, 2061

August 2, 2065
158

May 20, 2069

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