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Will I see the 2027 solar eclipse in Belfast?

Monday 2 August 2027 · Belfast

Partly

32% of the Sun is covered at 09:57 local time. A partial eclipse: worth a look through eclipse glasses, but the day stays bright. Totality is 1,970 km to the south.

28%chance of a clear view at 09:57, from 20+ years of weather records
32%of the Sun covered
09:57most covered (BST)
35°Sun height, east
1,970 kmto totality (south)
Make it a trip to Arcos de la FronteraArcos de la Frontera is 1,985 km away and gets 45 s of totality.
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When to look

Local time in Belfast (BST).

  1. 09:06:42StartsThe Moon touches the Sun
  2. 09:57:32Most covered32% of the Sun
  3. 10:50:40EndsThe Sun is whole again
For the real thing, the path of totality runs 1,970 km to the south. Nearest town in it on our list: Arcos de la Frontera (45 s).
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Lines show how much of the Sun is covered at the peak. Gold band: the path of totality.

Will the Sun be clear at 09:57?

Cloud is a real risk. Around 09:57 from 21 July to 14 August, the sky over Belfast is on average 28% free of cloud: roughly the chance that the Sun is clear when the eclipse peaks. Belfast airport, 20 km away, reported 29% in 717 weather reports (2006–2025).

2 August around 09:57, every year since 2006

  • 062006: cloudy
  • 072007: clear
  • 082008: cloudy
  • 092009: some cloud
  • 102010: cloudy
  • 112011: cloudy
  • 122012: clear
  • 132013: no report
  • 142014: no report
  • 152015: no report
  • 162016: no report
  • 172017: no report
  • 182018: no report
  • 192019: no report
  • 202020: no report
  • 212021: no report
  • 222022: no report
  • 232023: cloudy
  • 242024: cloudy
  • 252025: cloudy
clear (up to 2/8 cloud)some cloudcloudy (6/8 or more)no report

Clear or nearly clear in 2 of 10 years on the day itself (Belfast airport weather reports). One day is luck; the 28% above averages every day from 21 July to 14 August. How: NASA POWER hourly cloud data (2001–2025), corrected to match the weather reports of the 66 airports we checked (NOAA ISD, 2006–2025); NASA alone was up to 20 points too sunny along the Strait of Gibraltar. A real forecast exists about a week before: we'll add it here.

Staying in Arcos de la Frontera

Rooms in the path go first: book now with free cancellation, then check the forecast a week before. Arcos de la Frontera has 45 s of totality and a 81% clear record.

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Keep your eyes safe

Before and after totality

Look at the Sun only through eclipse glasses or a solar viewer made to ISO 12312-2. Sunglasses are not enough, even at 99%.

During totality

Once the last bead of sunlight disappears, take the glasses off and look. Put them back on the moment the Sun's edge reappears.

Cameras and binoculars

Never point binoculars, a telescope or a camera lens at the partial Sun without a solar filter on the front.

Belfast eclipse: questions

It starts at 09:06 and ends at 10:50 local time (BST). The most is covered at 09:57.

No. Belfast sees a partial eclipse with 32% of the Sun covered. The nearest totality is about 1,970 km to the south; Arcos de la Frontera (1,985 km) gets 45 s.

Nobody can know that until about a week before. From history: around 09:57 in late July and early August, the sky over Belfast is on average 28% free of cloud, so roughly a 28% chance that the Sun is clear when the eclipse peaks. That comes from Belfast airport's own weather reports (2006–2025), 20 km away.

The Sun will be 35° above the horizon in the east, so pick a spot with an open view that way: a beach, a rooftop terrace or a hill. At that height buildings rarely get in the way.

Yes, for everything except totality itself. Use glasses or viewers made to ISO 12312-2. In a partial eclipse you need them the whole time, even at 99%.

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