Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_12,_2026

The total eclipse will pass over the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, northern Spain and the extreme northeastern part of Portugal.[3] The points of greatest duration and greatest eclipse will be just 45 km (28 mi) off the western coast of Iceland by 65°10.3' N and 25°12.3' W, where the totality will last 2m 18.21s.[citation needed] The first part of the total eclipse path will, unusually, pass from east to west from Russia to Greenland, just avoiding the North Pole. A partial eclipse will cover more than 90% of the Sun in Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, France, Italy, the Balkans and North Africa and to a lesser extent in most of Europe, West Africa and northern North America.

The total eclipse will pass over northern Spain from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean coast as well as the Balearic Islands. The total eclipse will be visible from the cities of A Coruña, Valencia, Zaragoza, Palma and Bilbao, but both Madrid and Barcelona will be just outside the path of totality.[4]

The last total eclipse in continental Europe occurred on March 29, 2006[5] and in the continental part of European Union it occurred on August 11, 1999. It will be the first total solar eclipse visible in Iceland since June 30, 1954, also Solar Saros series 126 (descending node), and the only one to occur in the 21st century: the next one visible over Iceland will be in 2196. The last total solar eclipse in Spain happened on August 30, 1905 and followed a similar path across the country. The next total eclipse visible in Spain will happen less than a year later on August 2, 2027.[6]

The longest the eclipse will last on land will be Látrabjarg in Iceland. It is therefore expected that many people will make their way there that day. Plans are being made to ensure safety in the area, but many of the roads to Látrabjarg are very narrow and dangerous. There has been talk of closing the area to car traffic and ferrying people by bus.[7] Work has started on repairing parts of the road to Látrabjarg, partly as routine maintenance but also because of the eclipse.[8]

The eclipse path proceeds from North Siberia throughout the Arctic Region, Iceland, eastern Atlantic to Spain and the Mediterranean.

Solar eclipse and the aurora borealis[edit]
In the North Russia area where totality will begin at sunrise, the aurora borealis could also be visible up to the beginning of the nautical twilight, depending on the intensity of the auroral activity at that date. If an extremely high intensity geomagnetic storm takes place simultaneously, there might be chances of seeing the aurora simultaneously with the eclipsed Sun. In the east of Taymyr Peninsula (north-east of Krasnoyarsk Krai) the maximum of total phase will occur on August 13 at 0:00 local time during midnight sun.[9]

Solar eclipse below the horizon[edit]
Due to the considerable eclipse gamma (more than 0.8), observers, where the totally eclipsed Sun is just below the horizon will have the chance to observe the lunar shadow in the high atmosphere, as well as shortened civil twilight and extended nautical twilight. The darkening of the twilight sky could improve the chances of observing the inner Zodiacal light.[10]

Bright planets and stars visible during totality[edit]
Far northern Russia will be treated to a dawn eclipse. Mercury and Jupiter will be very low above the rising eclipsed Sun, but Mercury will be showing most of its sunlit side and Jupiter will have its usual brightness. Mars and Saturn will be more advantageously placed in the northeast and southeast respectively. Of the bright asterisms, the Big Dipper will be very high in the north-northwest and the Summer Triangle will be high in the southwest. Aldebaran, Arcturus, Capella and Pollux are other first-magnitude stars which may be seen, although they will be low.

In Iceland the eclipse will be a mid-afternoon event occurring about 4 hours before sunset, it will start in Reykjavik at around 4:47 PM, with the total eclipse occurring at 5:48 PM.[11] Mars may be a challenge to find, because it will be low in the west. Mercury and Jupiter will be well positioned west of the Sun and Venus will be many degrees to its east. Of 1st-magnitude stars from west to east, Capella and Pollux will be at decent elevations west of the Sun; Regulus, Spica (due south), Arcturus, Vega and Deneb are candidates for easy sighting to the Sun's east. Procyon will be about to set, while Altair will be low on the opposite side.

In Spain the eclipse will occur about 1 hour before sunset. Mercury and Jupiter, west of the eclipsed Sun, will therefore be very low below it. Venus will be brilliant well up in the southwest, with Spica to its east. Arcturus will be high in the south, and the Summer Triangle will be well up in the east. Lower in the south, Antares will be minutes away from transit.[12]

Animated path

Places experiencing total eclipse[edit]

Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2026(Local Times)
Country or territory
City or place
Start of partial eclipse
Start of total eclipse
Maximum eclipse
End of total eclipse
End of partial eclipse
Duration of totality (min:s)
Duration of eclipse (hr:min)
Maximum magnitude

GreenlandStation Nord16:19:5117:18:0817:18:1617:18:2418:15:530:161:561.0005

IcelandÍsafjörður16:43:1717:44:0817:44:5317:45:3918:43:591:312:011.0052

IcelandLátrabjarg16:43:3917:44:2817:45:3417:46:4118:44:552:132:011.014

IcelandBorgarnes16:46:2817:47:4117:48:0017:48:2118:46:530:402:001.0012

IcelandReykjavík16:47:1117:48:1617:48:4717:49:1718:47:401:012:001.0024

IcelandKeflavík16:47:1117:48:0517:48:5417:49:4418:47:541:392:011.0064

PortugalGuadramil / Rio de Onor18:33:4919:30:2019:30:2919:30:3720:23:31 (sunset)0:171:491.0006

SpainSantander19:31:2220:26:5720:27:2920:28:0121:20:091:041:521.0036

SpainBilbao19:31:4720:27:2320:27:3820:27:5421:19:07 (sunset)0:311:471.0011

SpainGijón19:31:0220:26:4820:27:4020:28:3321:20:461:451:501.0127

SpainOviedo19:31:1920:27:0520:28:0020:28:5421:21:061:491:501.0155

SpainVitoria-Gasteiz19:32:3120:27:4320:28:1520:28:4721:17:12 (sunset)1:041:451.0038

SpainA Coruña19:30:5620:27:4020:28:1920:28:5721:22:011:171:511.005

SpainLugo19:31:4320:28:0720:28:5020:29:3121:22:161:241:511.0063

SpainLogroño19:33:1320:28:0920:28:5020:29:3121:15:33 (sunset)1:221:421.0067

SpainBurgos19:33:2120:28:2420:29:1720:30:0821:20:12 (sunset)1:441:471.0139

SpainPonferrada19:32:4220:28:4420:29:2820:30:1121:22:361:271:501.0069

SpainZaragoza19:34:4020:29:0220:29:4420:30:2721:07:33 (sunset)1:251:331.0074

SpainPalencia19:33:5320:29:0820:29:5920:30:5121:22:351:431:491.0123

SpainSalou19:35:3820:29:3120:30:0520:30:3920:58:21 (sunset)1:081:231.0046

SpainValladolid19:34:3020:29:5320:30:3720:31:2021:22:54 (sunset)1:271:481.0076

SpainMahón19:37:2220:30:1620:30:5120:31:2620:43:31 (sunset)1:101:061.0055

SpainPort de Pollença19:37:2720:30:3020:31:1420:31:5820:48:16 (sunset)1:281:111.0097

SpainAlcúdia19:37:3320:30:3420:31:1920:32:0320:48:01 (sunset)1:291:101.0102

SpainSegovia19:35:4720:31:0920:31:3720:32:0621:19:04 (sunset)0:571:431.003

SpainTeruel19:36:5520:31:0420:31:5120:32:3821:05:521:341:291.0105

SpainPalma19:38:0320:31:0520:31:5320:32:4120:49:22 (sunset)1:361:111.0152

SpainGuadalajara19:36:2320:31:2120:31:5520:32:2821:14:38 (sunset)1:071:381.0042

SpainCuenca19:37:2320:32:0620:32:3320:32:5921:09:27 (sunset)0:531:321.0027

SpainValencia19:38:2420:32:3020:33:0020:33:3021:01:16 (sunset)1:001:231.0036

SpainSant Antoni de Portmany19:39:0820:32:4020:33:1320:33:4620:53:39 (sunset)1:061:151.0047

SpainIbiza19:39:1520:32:4520:33:1820:33:4920:53:00 (sunset)1:041:141.0043

References: [1]

Places experiencing partial eclipse[edit]

Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2026
(Local Times)
Country or territory
City or place
Start of partial eclipse
Maximum eclipse
End of partial eclipse
Duration of eclipse (hr:min)
Maximum coverage

CanadaAlert12:09:4913:09:3114:08:561:5993.42%

Svalbard and Jan MayenLongyearbyen18:28:5119:24:5320:19:531:5190.74%

GreenlandDanmarkshavn16:26:5917:26:2318:24:291:5899.12%

GreenlandIttoqqortoormiit15:36:1416:37:0217:35:502:0099.67%

IcelandVestmannaeyjar16:49:1117:50:3018:49:022:0099.63%

Faroe IslandsTórshavn17:56:2918:54:5119:50:341:5491.22%

SwedenStockholm19:03:1719:56:1220:46:01 (sunset)1:4381.02%

NorwayOslo19:02:4019:57:0320:49:131:4783.07%

PolandWarsaw19:14:3720:02:5420:06:41 (sunset)0:5281.72%

DenmarkCopenhagen19:10:0820:03:3720:52:19 (sunset)1:4283.54%

GermanyBerlin19:15:2820:08:2520:38:04 (sunset)1:2384.89%

Isle of ManDouglas18:11:4719:09:1020:03:291:5292.39%

AustriaVienna19:22:0320:10:1420:13:39 (sunset)0:5284.89%

IrelandDublin18:12:5419:10:4220:05:191:5294.02%

NetherlandsAmsterdam19:16:0520:10:5621:03:031:4788.26%

ItalyRome19:32:4720:11:3820:14:38 (sunset)0:4269.17%

Czech RepublicPrague19:19:2220:11:4820:26:34 (sunset)1:0786.29%

SloveniaLjubljana19:25:5120:12:2820:15:44 (sunset)0:5084.25%

United KingdomLondon18:17:1919:13:1920:06:211:4991.42%

BelgiumBrussels19:18:4620:13:3521:05:361:5089.55%

LuxembourgLuxembourg19:20:5620:15:1120:58:21 (sunset)1:3789.68%

FranceParis19:22:1320:17:1921:09:281:4992.12%

SwitzerlandZurich19:24:3620:18:0120:42:48 (sunset)1:1890.66%

MonacoMonaco19:30:4420:23:5820:38:45 (sunset)1:0895.01%

AndorraAndorra la Vella19:33:1220:27:4520:59:43 (sunset)1:2799.03%

SpainMadrid19:36:4520:32:2321:16:22 (sunset)1:4099.98%

AlgeriaAlgiers18:42:3619:33:4519:42:40 (sunset)1:0096.09%

PortugalLisbon18:39:1719:36:0720:29:081:5094.52%

GibraltarGibraltar19:44:0920:39:2721:15:11 (sunset)1:3193.03%

MoroccoCasablanca18:48:3519:43:5220:20:01 (sunset)1:3186.97%

References: [1]

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[13]

August 12, 2026 Solar Eclipse Times
Event
Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact
2026 August 12 at 15:35:23.9 UTC

First Umbral External Contact
2026 August 12 at 16:59:18.1 UTC

First Central Line
2026 August 12 at 17:01:16.5 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact
2026 August 12 at 17:03:19.0 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction
2026 August 12 at 17:05:01.6 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction
2026 August 12 at 17:37:53.9 UTC

Greatest Duration
2026 August 12 at 17:45:53.9 UTC

Greatest Eclipse
2026 August 12 at 17:47:05.8 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact
2026 August 12 at 18:31:21.6 UTC

Last Central Line
2026 August 12 at 18:33:21.7 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact
2026 August 12 at 18:35:17.7 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact
2026 August 12 at 19:59:09.2 UTC

August 12, 2026 Solar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter
Value

Eclipse Magnitude
1.03863

Eclipse Obscuration
1.07876

0.89774

Sun Right Ascension
09h29m47.3s

Sun Declination
+14°48'04.5"

Sun Semi-Diameter
15'47.0"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
08.7"

Moon Right Ascension
09h31m17.3s

Moon Declination
+15°36'58.5"

Moon Semi-Diameter
16'16.9"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
0°59'45.1"

ΔT
72.4 s

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.

Eclipse season of August 2026
August 12Descending node (new moon)August 28Ascending node (full moon)

Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 126Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 138

An annular solar eclipse on February 17.
A total lunar eclipse on March 3.
A total solar eclipse on August 12.
A partial lunar eclipse on August 28.

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022
Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019
Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of 7 August 2017
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of 19 August 2035

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015
Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2037

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 1, 2008
Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 2, 1997
Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 24, 2055

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 12, 1939
Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 13, 2113

Solar eclipses of 2026–2029[edit]
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[14]

The partial solar eclipses on June 12, 2029 and December 5, 2029 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2026 to 2029

This eclipse is a part of Saros series 126, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 72 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on March 10, 1179. It contains annular eclipses from June 4, 1323 through April 4, 1810; hybrid eclipses from April 14, 1828 through May 6, 1864; and total eclipses from May 17, 1882 through August 23, 2044. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on May 3, 2459. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.

The longest duration of annularity was produced by member 11 at 6 minutes, 30 seconds on June 26, 1359, and the longest duration of totality was produced by member 45 at 2 minutes, 36 seconds on July 10, 1972. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[15]

Series members 36–57 occur between 1801 and 2200:

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.

22 eclipse events between June 1, 2011 and October 24, 2098

This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

Series members between 1801 and 2200

This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

Series members between 1801 and 2200

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