Total solar eclipse in Mecca — 2 August 2027
The Sun is completely covered over Mecca for 5 minutes 7 seconds, from 13:24:12 GMT+3 to 13:29:19 GMT+3. Computed for 21.39°N 39.86°E, 277 m above sea level.
Open Mecca in the tracker Move the pin to where you will actually be standing — near the edge of the path, a few kilometres change totality by minutes.
Contact times in Mecca
| Phase | Local time (GMT+3) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| First contactThe Moon touches the Sun's edge and the partial phase begins | 12:02:08 | 09:02:08 |
| Totality beginsSecond contact | 13:24:12 | 10:24:12 |
| MaximumMid-eclipse | 13:26:46 | 10:26:46 |
| Totality endsThird contact | 13:29:19 | 10:29:19 |
| Last contactThe Moon leaves the Sun and the eclipse is over | 14:44:48 | 11:44:48 |
What it looks like from here
- What is seen
- Total — 5m 07s of totality
- Sun covered at maximum
- 100%
- Magnitude
- 1.017 of the Sun's diameter
- Sun's altitude at maximum
- 75.4° above the horizon
- Sun's bearing at maximum
- 258° from north
- The whole eclipse lasts
- 2h 43m
- Position used
- 21.39°N 39.86°E, 277 m
Elevation matters near the edge of the path: a mountain and the valley below it do not get the same eclipse, which is why the figure above says which was used.
Elsewhere under this eclipse
Carry this in your pocket
Umbro for iPhone and iPad computes these same contact times on the device, for wherever you are standing, with no signal needed — which matters, because a good many eclipses are best seen from somewhere without any. It adds a Lock Screen countdown, Home Screen widgets, a camera built for totality, and it says plainly when the Sun can and cannot be looked at.
