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The 2027 total solar eclipse.
The total solar eclipse on August 2, 2027 lands at about 10° Leo (9°55′) — a new moon with up to 6 minutes 23 seconds of totality near Luxor, Egypt, the longest total solar eclipse visible from land until 2114. The path crosses southern Spain, North Africa, Egypt, and the Arabian Peninsula — not North America — but astrologically it resets the Leo part of every chart.
Last updated June 16, 2026
The mechanics
What's happening
The transit
The 2027 total solar eclipse
A total solar eclipse is a new moon turned up to full volume: the Moon passes exactly between Earth and the Sun and blots it out for a few minutes along a narrow path. On August 2, 2027 that happens at 9°55′ Leo — about 10° Leo — with greatest eclipse around 10:08 UTC (just past noon local time over Egypt). At its peak, near Luxor, totality lasts about 6 minutes 23 seconds.
That length is the headline. It's the longest total solar eclipse visible from land until 2114, which is why it's being called the 'eclipse of the century.' It belongs to Saros 136 — the same eclipse family that produced the July 22, 2009 total eclipse, the longest of the 21st century — and runs so long for the same reason that one did. The path of totality is about 160 miles wide and crosses southern Spain and Gibraltar, then Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, then straight over Egypt (almost directly across Luxor), and on through the northeastern tip of Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia. It is not visible from North America.
In a chart, an eclipse is a new moon (solar) or full moon (lunar) carrying extra weight — it tends to speed up a change that was already in motion rather than drop one out of a clear sky. This one is a new moon in Leo, so it resets the Leo part of your chart: visibility, creative work, leadership, romance, the thing you put your name on. It lands a week after Jupiter leaves Leo for Virgo on July 26, 2027 — closing the bold, year-long Leo chapter Jupiter just finished. It is not a bad-luck day; it's a fast-forward on an area of life that was already shifting.
The tell
What it feels like
- Something in a Leo corner of your life coming to a head quickly — a creative project, a relationship, a bid for visibility, the work with your name on it.
- Events that feel like they arrive 'out of nowhere' but, looking back, were already underway.
- Endings and beginnings stacked close together — one door closing as another opens.
- The most direct, personal hit if you have planets or angles near 5–15° of the fixed signs — Leo, Taurus, Scorpio, or Aquarius.
The part other sites skip
How long it lasts
The timeline
Brace, or build?
The eclipse itself is minutes, but its window is months. It anchors a three-eclipse season packed into about a month: a penumbral lunar eclipse at about 26° Capricorn on July 18, the total solar at about 10° Leo on August 2, and a penumbral lunar eclipse at about 24° Aquarius on August 17. An eclipse's effect tends to unfold over the weeks and months after it — often until the next eclipse season, roughly six months on. The run-up matters too: Mercury is retrograde from June 10 to July 4, 2027, so the weeks before favor finishing and review over launching. Don't expect everything on the day — watch the season it opens.
The move
What to do with it
The Danu signature
Somewhere to go
Treat it as a turning point to steer, not a disaster to brace for. Find where Leo sits in your chart — that house is the area getting the reset, and the closer your placements are to 10° Leo, the more personal it is. Don't force a brand-new launch on the eclipse itself, especially with Mercury retrograde just before it; use it instead to let go of what's clearly finished in that Leo area and to set a real intention for what replaces it. Eclipses reward the person who moves with the change that was already coming over the one who braces against a sky that isn't out to get them.
Common questions
Questions, answered
When is the total solar eclipse in 2027, and where is it visible?
It falls on Monday, August 2, 2027, with greatest eclipse around 10:08 UTC. The path of totality crosses southern Spain and Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt (almost directly over Luxor), the northeastern tip of Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia. It is not visible from North America. Maximum totality, about 6 minutes 23 seconds, falls near Luxor, Egypt.
Why is the August 2, 2027 eclipse called the 'eclipse of the century'?
Because of how long totality lasts — up to about 6 minutes 23 seconds, the longest total solar eclipse visible from land until 2114. It belongs to Saros 136, the same eclipse family as the July 22, 2009 total eclipse, which was the longest of the 21st century. The 2027 eclipse is the second-longest of the century and the longest you'll be able to stand on land and watch for the next 87 years.
What does the 2027 solar eclipse mean in astrology?
It's a total solar eclipse at about 10° Leo (9°55′) — a new moon with extra weight. Astrologically it resets the Leo part of your chart: visibility, creative work, leadership, romance, the thing you put your name on. Eclipses speed up a change that was already in motion rather than strike from nowhere, and this one lands a week after Jupiter leaves Leo for Virgo, closing a year-long Leo chapter. It's a turning point to steer, not a verdict to fear.
Who will the 2027 solar eclipse affect the most?
Everyone gets the collective reset, but you'll feel it most where Leo sits in your birth chart — that house is the area getting the fast-forward. It's most personal for Leo Suns and risings, and for anyone with planets or angles near 5–15° of the fixed signs (Leo, Taurus, Scorpio, Aquarius), which the eclipse contacts by hard angle. The closer your placements sit to 10° Leo, the more directly it lands.
Can I see the August 2, 2027 total solar eclipse from the United States?
No. The path of totality runs across southern Spain, North Africa, Egypt, and the Arabian Peninsula — not North America — so the US sky sees nothing. You won't be able to watch it from home, but in astrological terms it still reaches every chart at about 10° Leo. To see totality you'd need to travel to the path; near Luxor, Egypt offers the longest view, about 6 minutes 23 seconds.
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