2 Aug 2027 — The six-minute totality

Three eclipses cross Spain in under two years: two total and one annular.

The dark band is where the Sun vanishes completely — the Moon's umbra races along it east at around 1,600 mph, and the glowing marker rides it at the shadow's real-time position. Everywhere else sees a partial. Use the location tool above and your pin drops here.

The cities on our list with the longest totality, when it begins and how high the Sun stands. A high Sun clears buildings, hills and haze. Every city links to its own page with the full timings.

Spain's two cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, and the mainland's southern tip around Tarifa and Algeciras get the longest totality. It shortens quickly further north: Cádiz, Jerez de la Frontera and Málaga sit near the northern edge of the path, and Seville and Madrid see a deep partial eclipse only.

Near the edge of the path (marked edge), totality changes by a few seconds for every kilometre, and the exact figure depends on the mountains and valleys along the Moon's edge, so those places show a range. For the longest view, head towards the centre of the path.

Every row opens a page with the local contact times, coverage and Sun height for that city.

edge Near the edge of the path, totality changes by a few seconds for every kilometre and depends on the mountains and valleys along the Moon's edge, so those places show a range rather than one figure.

Umbra, totality, contact times and other eclipse words are explained in the eclipse glossary.