🇲🇦 Tangier, Morocco

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One of the places we assess for the 2 August 2027 total eclipse — the event guide compares every location on the path.

Totality duration: 4m 50s; Source: Computed from NASA GSFC Besselian elements (VSOP87/ELP2000-85, ΔT 71.7s); validated against timeanddate.com and published path tables, agreement ≤5s — see /methodology
August cloud: —; Source: Eclipsophile (Jay Anderson), TSE 2027 climatology
Totality window (UT): 08:44:40 → 08:49:30; Maximum 08:47:05 UT. Computed for the city point — position on the centreline side gains seconds.
Sun altitude at maximum: 37.9°; Computed. Above ~20° terrain rarely matters; this is a comfortable sky position.
Trip effort — 2 / 5 how this is scored: Visa: 1 — Morocco visa-free 90 days for EU/US/UK Flights: 2 — TNG plus fast ferries from Tarifa/Algeciras Ground: 2 — city logistics fine; shore stratus pushes you inland Infrastructure: 2 — big-city capacity

Sky: The Mediterranean coast of Morocco is rated a dicey place to wait for an eclipse — marine stratus can hug the coast in the morning. Inland and Atlantic-side positions fare better than the strait shore.

Getting there: Tangier Ibn Battouta (TNG). Ferries from Spain (~1h), good roads; huge August crossing traffic.

Staying: Large city, medina riads to chain hotels — the deepest room stock on the African side of the strait. Chain booking calendars typically open about a year out, so August 2027 dates are now live at major brands; independents open later.

Visa: Visa-free 90 days for EU/US/UK and many others.

Verdict: Nearly two extra minutes over Cádiz for one ferry hop — the best duration-per-effort trade in the western half, if you position away from the stratus-prone shore.

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