US EditionThe World to Go Dark for Six Minutes in Event that Won't Be Seen Again for 100 Years
SOUTHERN SPAIN, NORTH AFRICA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, JUL 21 – The 2027 eclipse will cast complete darkness for up to 6 minutes and 22 seconds, the longest total solar eclipse visible on land this century, affecting 89 million people.
- On August 2, 2027, the skies over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East will host a total solar eclipse of unusual duration.
- A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, obscuring the Sun entirely along a narrow path of totality.
- The eclipse will follow a narrow path 258–275 kilometres wide, beginning over the Atlantic Ocean and crossing southern Spain, Gibraltar and North African nations including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt.
- With up to 6 minutes and 22 seconds of totality, it will be the longest total solar eclipse on land between 2009 and 2114.
- About 89 million people will be impacted, offering a rare opportunity to experience a total solar eclipse.
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