{"id":6232,"date":"2026-08-24T10:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacalmaboats.com\/?p=6232"},"modified":"2026-09-11T13:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T13:49:50","slug":"solar-eclipse-2027-mallorca-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sacalmaboats.com\/en\/solar-eclipse-2027-mallorca-what-to-expect","title":{"rendered":"Solar Eclipse 2027 in Mallorca: What You’ll Actually See"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n

On Monday 2 August 2027, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun over Mallorca and take a very large bite out of it. Not all of it, and that distinction matters more than most articles about this eclipse are letting on.<\/p>\n

Here is what will actually happen over the island, with the numbers, the exact times, and an honest answer to the question everyone asks first.<\/p>\n

The short version<\/h2>\n

From Mallorca, the 2027 eclipse is a deep partial eclipse<\/strong>. At its maximum, the Moon covers just over 90% of the Sun\u2019s diameter, around 89% of the visible disc. It is dramatic. It is not totality.<\/p>\n

The band of totality, where the Sun disappears completely and the corona comes out, crosses the Strait of Gibraltar: C\u00e1diz, M\u00e1laga, Ceuta and Melilla. From the Balearics you are roughly 700 kilometres north of it.<\/p>\n

We say this plainly because a lot of coverage is blurring the line, and people who travelled for the total eclipse of August 2026<\/a> know the difference is not a technicality. A 90% partial and a total eclipse are two different experiences.<\/p>\n

Exact times for Palma de Mallorca<\/h2>\n

All times are local (CEST) and accurate to within a few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Phase<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nSun\u2019s height<\/th>\nWhat happens<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Partial eclipse begins<\/td>\n09:49<\/td>\n33\u00b0<\/td>\nFirst contact: a small notch appears on the Sun\u2019s edge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum eclipse<\/td>\n10:58<\/td>\n46\u00b0<\/td>\nThe deepest point. The Sun becomes a thin crescent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Partial eclipse ends<\/td>\n12:13<\/td>\n59\u00b0<\/td>\nLast contact: the Sun is whole again<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Total duration: 2 hours and 24 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The key number in that table is the middle one on the right: 46 degrees<\/strong>. That is how high the Sun sits at maximum, and it is the reason this eclipse is easier to watch than the last one.<\/p>\n

In August 2026, totality arrived minutes before sunset with the Sun scraping the horizon. Beautiful, but it meant that a hill, a headland or a bank of haze in the wrong place could take the whole thing away from you. In 2027 the Sun will be nearly halfway up the sky at mid-morning. Far fewer ways for it to go wrong.<\/p>\n

Will it go dark?<\/h2>\n

No, and this is the single most common misunderstanding.<\/p>\n

With about 89% of the Sun covered you will notice a real change, but it stays daylight. What people report at this depth is that the light goes strangely flat and metallic<\/strong>, shadows turn unusually sharp-edged, the temperature drops a few degrees, and there is an odd quality to everything that is hard to describe until you\u2019ve seen it. Birds sometimes go quiet.<\/p>\n

But streetlights will not come on. You will not see stars. The Sun\u2019s corona will not appear. That last 10% of the Sun is astonishingly bright: sunlight does not fade in proportion to how much of the disc is hidden.<\/p>\n

One thing you must not get wrong<\/h2>\n

During a total<\/strong> eclipse there is a brief window, in totality only, when it is safe to look with the naked eye.<\/p>\n

In a partial eclipse, that window never opens. Not for a second, at any point in the 2 hours and 24 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A sliver of uncovered Sun is more than enough to burn your retina permanently, and, this is the dangerous part, it does not hurt while it is happening. There are no pain receptors in the retina. People discover the damage hours later.<\/p>\n

Sunglasses do not work. Stacked sunglasses do not work. Smoked glass, exposed film negatives, CDs and phone screens do not work. You need eclipse glasses certified to ISO 12312-2<\/strong>, or a projection method like a pinhole. If you still have glasses from August 2026, check them for scratches and pinholes against a bright lamp before trusting them.<\/p>\n

What about clouds?<\/h2>\n

Reasonably good odds. Historically, 2 August has been cloudy in Mallorca around 23% of the time<\/strong> since 2000, so roughly a three-in-four chance of a clear view, which is about as favourable as European eclipse-watching gets.<\/p>\n

The catch with any fixed viewpoint on land is that you are committed. If a cloud bank parks itself over your headland at 10:50, that is your morning gone.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re putting boats on the water for this one \u2014 open horizon, no traffic, and we can move if the clouds don\u2019t cooperate.<\/p>\n

See more info about the eclipse<\/a>Join the waitlist<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Where to watch it from<\/h2>\n

You do not need to be anywhere special: a 46\u00b0 Sun is visible from essentially anywhere with sky above you. But some places are better than others:<\/p>\n