Global event

Total Solar Eclipse — August 12, 2026

Name: Total Solar Eclipse — August 12, 2026
Start: 2026-08-12T17:46:00Z
End: 2026-08-12T17:48:00.000Z
Location: Worldwide

The first total solar eclipse over mainland Europe since 1999 — totality crosses Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain. See max eclipse in your timezone.

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Ended

Aug 12 – Aug 12, 2026

Greatest eclipse over the North Atlantic; ~2m 18s of totality.

Verified 2026-07-17 — source: eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov · editorial policy

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Full schedule

Partial eclipse begins (global)
finished
Partial start
Wed, Aug 12, 5:34 PM UTC
Greatest eclipse (max totality)
finished
Maximum
Wed, Aug 12, 5:46 PM UTC
Totality over Iceland (Reykjavik area)
finished
Wed, Aug 12, 5:48 PM in Reykjavik
Wed, Aug 12, 5:48 PM UTC
Totality over northern Spain (Bilbao / Zaragoza)
finished
Wed, Aug 12, 8:28 PM in Bilbao
Wed, Aug 12, 6:28 PM UTC
Partial eclipse ends (global)
finished
Partial end
Wed, Aug 12, 7:55 PM UTC