Eclipse times in Hurghada
- Partial eclipse begins
- 11:40:59
- Maximum eclipse
- 13:04:59
- Partial eclipse ends
- 14:25:14
- Sun covered at maximum
- 98.5%
- Sun’s height at maximum
- 80°
- Sun’s direction at maximum
- 199° (SSW)
Local time, UTC+3, for the town centre. Times can shift by a few seconds across town.
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Hurghada and the path of totality
Hurghada is the large white dot, outside the dark band. To see the Sun completely covered you need to be inside the band.
Where to look
The Sun will be very high, 80° 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.
Where to go for totality
The nearest place to see the total eclipse from Hurghada is Qena in the Nile Valley, roughly 2.5 to 3 hours by road via Safaga, with more than six minutes of totality, or Marsa Alam on the coast, roughly 3.5 hours south, with more than five. El Quseir, about 2 hours south, is closer but sits near the edge of the path and gets only about two and a half minutes. If you can make the trip, leave the evening before: roads into the path are expected to be very busy on the morning of the eclipse.
Good questions
- Will there be a total eclipse in Hurghada?
- No. Hurghada is outside the path of totality. At most 98.5% of the Sun will be covered, at 13:04:59 local time (UTC+3).
- Where is the nearest place to see totality from Hurghada?
- The nearest practical option is Qena in the Nile Valley, roughly 2.5 to 3 hours by road via Safaga, with more than six minutes of totality, or Marsa Alam on the coast, roughly 3.5 hours south, with more than five. El Quseir, about 2 hours south, is closer but sits near the edge of the path and gets only about two and a half minutes.
- How dark will it get in Hurghada?
- With 98.5% of the Sun covered, daylight will dim noticeably and take on a strange, flat quality, and it may feel slightly cooler. It will not get dark, the stars will not come out and the corona will stay hidden, because even a thin sliver of Sun is far brighter than the corona.
- Are there organised trips from Hurghada into totality?
- Yes. Tour operators, including TUI, sell long eclipse-day trips that leave Hurghada at dawn for Luxor, where totality lasts 6m 25s, with eclipse glasses included.
- Is Marsa Alam or El Quseir better than Hurghada?
- Both are inside the path. El Quseir is closer but gets only 2m 31s, while Marsa Alam, further south, gets 5m 33s.