Solar eclipse · Monday, August 2, 2027
The 2027 eclipse in Madrid
From Madrid, the eclipse will be partial: the Moon will cover 86.2% of the Sun at 10:51 (local time, CEST). Without totality there’s no corona and no nightfall in broad daylight. The nearest totality is in Vélez-Málaga, 406 km (252 mi) away, with 1 min 01 s.
- Starts
- 09:45
- Maximum
- 10:51: 86.2% covered
- Ends
- 12:02
- Where to look
- East, 40° up
- The path
- Starts 401 km (249 mi) to the south
- Nearest totality
- Vélez-Málaga, 406 km (252 mi): 1 min 01 s
Where to see it total
The nearest places with totality: Vélez-Málaga, 406 km (252 mi) to the south: 1 min 01 s; Nerja, 407 km (253 mi) to the south: 1 min 28 s; and Motril, 409 km (254 mi) to the south: 1 min 43 s. The farther south you go inside the path, the longer it lasts.
From Madrid the eclipse will be partial: the Moon will cover a good part of the Sun, but it stays daytime and you need glasses the whole time. To see totality you have to go south. The easiest way is the high-speed train to Malaga, which is already inside the path, or to Seville and on to Jerez or Cadiz. It falls on a Monday, so trains and hotels for the weekend before will fill up early.
What’s the weather usually like?
On the mornings from July 26 to August 9, 2006 to 2025, at eclipse time, the sky over Madrid was clear (less than 20% cloud) on 83% of days and very cloudy (more than 70%) on 5%. There were low clouds or fog on 0% of mornings.
Average cloud cover at 10 and 11 a.m. local time, from Copernicus’s ERA5 reanalysis, through the historical API of Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). It’s a grid cell about 25 km (15 mi) across: coastal fog may be more common than it shows.
Frequently asked questions
Will the eclipse be total in Madrid?
No. The Moon will cover 86.2% of the Sun at 10:51, but not all of it: it stays daytime and you need eclipse glasses the whole time. The nearest totality is Vélez-Málaga, 406 km (252 mi) away.
What time is the eclipse in Madrid?
It starts at 09:45, maximum is at 10:51 and it ends at 12:02, local time (CEST).
Is it usually clear in Madrid in early August?
Over the last 20 years, at eclipse time, it was clear on 83% of mornings in those two weeks and very cloudy on 5%.
How do I watch it without hurting my eyes?
With certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2) the whole time: there’s no totality here, and even a sliver of Sun can burn your eyes.
What a total eclipse is like, how to watch it safely and how to photograph it, on the 2027 eclipse page, with the map of the whole path and the times for every city.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT) for the center of town, at sea level. Times may be off by a few seconds.