August 2, 2027 Eclipse Will Last 6 Minutes Across 10 Countries as Totality Nears 6:23
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Updated · CNN · Aug 13
August 2, 2027 Eclipse Will Last 6 Minutes Across 10 Countries as Totality Nears 6:23
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Aug 13
Summary
More than six minutes of totality are expected on Aug. 2, 2027, making the eclipse the longest most people alive today are likely to see.
The path of totality will cross 10 countries from southern Spain to Yemen, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, with the shadow passing over Luxor, the Great Pyramid of Giza and Mecca.
August weather along much of the route is expected to be unusually favorable for viewing because large stretches of the eclipse path run through desert regions.
For U.S. viewers, the next total eclipse arrives March 30, 2033, but totality reaches only Alaska; the next coast-to-coast Lower 48 total eclipse is not until Aug. 12, 2045.
Astronomers are urging travelers to book early, with Australia, southern Africa and Asia also lined up for several notable total eclipses through 2038.