Eclipse times in El Quseir
- Partial eclipse begins
- 11:43:14
- Totality begins
- 13:06:30
- Maximum eclipse
- 13:07:45
- Totality ends
- 13:09:01
- Partial eclipse ends
- 14:28:08
- Duration of totality
- 2m 31s
- Sun’s height at maximum
- 81°
- Sun’s direction at maximum
- 208° (SSW)
Local time, UTC+3, for the town centre. Times can shift by a few seconds across town.
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El Quseir and the path of totality
El Quseir is the large yellow dot. The dark band is the path of totality; the further you are from its edges, the longer totality lasts.
Where to look
The Sun will be very high, 81° above the horizon and slightly to the south-south-west, so almost any open space works, including courtyards and hotel roofs. The challenge is heat rather than the view: you will be looking almost straight up in the early afternoon, so a reclining chair and shade before and after totality make a big difference.
Watching the eclipse in El Quseir
A historic Red Sea port with an Ottoman fort and a handful of resorts. It is the nearest point of totality on the coast for anyone staying in Hurghada or Safaga, but it sits close to the edge of the path, so totality is short. Marsa Alam, further south, gets more than twice as long.
Longer totality nearby
Moving closer to the centre line adds time. These places within driving distance have a longer totality than El Quseir:
- Qena: 6m 15s, about 156 km away in a straight line.
- Marsa Alam: 5m 33s, about 130 km away in a straight line.
Getting to El Quseir
El Quseir is about 2 hours by road south of Hurghada airport and about 1.5 hours north of Marsa Alam airport.
Good questions
- Is El Quseir in the path of totality?
- Yes. El Quseir is inside the path of the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027, so the Sun will be completely covered.
- How long will totality last in El Quseir?
- About 2m 31s, from 13:06:30 to 13:09:01 local time (UTC+3), calculated for the town centre.
- Where in the sky will the eclipse be seen from El Quseir?
- During totality the Sun will be 81 degrees above the horizon towards the south-south-west. That is nearly overhead, so buildings will not block it, but you will be looking up for several minutes.
- Can I see a longer totality near El Quseir?
- Yes. Qena, about 156 km away in a straight line, has 6m 15s of totality, which is 224 seconds more than El Quseir. Places closer to the centre line of the path always get a longer totality.
- Why is totality so short in El Quseir?
- El Quseir sits close to the northern edge of the path, so it gets 2m 31s. Marsa Alam, further south on the same coast, gets 5m 33s, and Qena in the Nile Valley gets 6m 15s.