What time is the 2027 eclipse in Tetouan?
Tetouan is inside the total-eclipse path on 2 August 2027. At the city-centre reference point, the partial phase begins near 08:40 local time, maximum eclipse is near 09:47 and totality lasts about 4 minutes 50 seconds.
| Partial begins | Maximum | Partial ends | Totality | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:40 | 09:47 | 11:01 | about 4m 50s | 100% |
Historical cloud and heat context
For the three-hour window around maximum eclipse, the 2000 to 2025 ERA5 sample has 22.4% mean total cloud cover and 15.3% median cloud cover. 69% of the 26 annual samples averaged 20% cloud or less. Mean low cloud was 12.5%, relative humidity 60% and temperature 27.7°C.
This is reanalysis for the same date and local time in previous years, not a forecast for 2027. The figures describe a model grid cell and can miss local fog, dust, smoke or terrain effects.
How to choose a site near Tetouan
Tetouan offers nearly five minutes of totality. Surrounding relief makes a pre-visit essential: verify the morning sightline, lawful access and a route that does not depend on a single constrained road.
- Choose a site with a clear east-southeast horizon rather than assuming any elevated point will work.
- Verify access and parking with the landowner or local authority.
- Compare coastal and inland cloud conditions during the final forecast window.
- Allow enough time to be stationary well before first contact.
Coordinates and calculation limits
The reference point is 35.5785°, -5.3684° using Africa/Casablanca. Times are rounded to the minute and solar altitude is 38.4° at maximum.
Totality duration varies with exact coordinates. Recalculate the chosen observing point and recheck civil-time rules before travel. Only remove certified eclipse viewers during confirmed totality; filters remain required throughout every partial phase.
Sources and methodology
Astronomical circumstances use the published city dataset and NASA cross-checks. Weather statistics are reproducible Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis samples for 2 August 2000 to 2025, averaged over the three local hours centred near eclipse maximum.
- Next Eclipse Guide: downloadable 2027 city dataset ↗Coordinates, time zone, contact times, duration, coverage, solar altitude and model version.
- Open-Meteo Historical Weather API ↗ERA5 hourly total cloud, low cloud, humidity and temperature used for the historical sample.
- NASA GSFC: 2 August 2027 Besselian elements ↗Independent event geometry and central-path reference.
- NASA: Eclipse eye safety ↗Safe viewing rules for partial phases and totality.