Overview
- NASA’s 2027 calendar lists five eclipses including an annular solar eclipse on February 6, three penumbral lunar eclipses, and a total solar eclipse on August 2.
- The August 2, 2027 total eclipse will cross the Strait of Gibraltar, parts of southern Spain and North Africa, and reach a maximum duration of about 6 minutes 23 seconds near Luxor, Egypt.
- Spanish authorities and local reports provide site-specific totality estimates for Ceuta, Melilla, Cádiz, Málaga, Granada and Almería, showing large variations in how long totality will last at each location.
- For September 2026, NASA highlights two public-friendly events: Venus at peak evening brightness around September 18 and the Harvest Moon on September 26, and it offers simple viewing tips for both.
- Officials stress safety and planning: use ISO‑certified eclipse glasses or proper solar filters during all partial phases, do not view the Sun through unfiltered optics, and consider travel and timing if you want to be inside the narrow path of totality.