Eclipse times in Nag Hammadi
- Partial eclipse begins
- 11:38:52
- Totality begins
- 13:00:30
- Maximum eclipse
- 13:03:44
- Totality ends
- 13:06:58
- Partial eclipse ends
- 14:25:05
- Duration of totality
- 6m 27s
- Sun’s height at maximum
- 82°
- Sun’s direction at maximum
- 190° (S)
Local time, UTC+3, for the town centre. Times can shift by a few seconds across town.
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Nag Hammadi and the path of totality
Nag Hammadi 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, 82° above the horizon and slightly to the south, 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 Nag Hammadi
A small Nile town very close to the centre line, where totality is among the longest in Egypt.
Getting to Nag Hammadi
Nag Hammadi is about 1.5 hours from Luxor by road or rail.
Good questions
- Is Nag Hammadi in the path of totality?
- Yes. Nag Hammadi 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 Nag Hammadi?
- About 6m 27s, from 13:00:30 to 13:06:58 local time (UTC+3), calculated for the town centre.
- Where in the sky will the eclipse be seen from Nag Hammadi?
- During totality the Sun will be 82 degrees above the horizon towards the south. That is nearly overhead, so buildings will not block it, but you will be looking up for several minutes.
- Why is totality so long in Nag Hammadi?
- Nag Hammadi sits almost exactly on the centre line of the path, in the stretch of the Nile Valley where the Moon’s shadow moves most slowly, so it has one of the longest totalities of the whole eclipse.