Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026
| Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 | |
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | 0.8977 |
| Magnitude | 1.0386 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 138 sec (2 m 18 s) |
| Coordinates | 65°12′N 25°12′W / 65.2°N 25.2°W |
| Max. width of band | 294 km (183 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 17:47:06 |
| References | |
| Saros | 126 (48 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9566 |
A total solar eclipse will occur on August 12, 2026. The total eclipse will pass over the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Atlantic Ocean and northern Spain. The points of greatest duration and greatest eclipse will be just off the western coast of Iceland. It will be the first total eclipse visible in Iceland since June 30, 1954 and the only one to occur in the 21st century as the next one will be in 2196. The total eclipse will pass over northern Spain from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean coast as well as the Balearic Islands. Total eclipse will be visible from the cities of Valencia, Zaragosa, Palma and Bilbao but both Madrid and Barcelona will be just outside the path of totality. The last total 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 2 August 2027. A partial eclipse will cover more than 90% of the area of the sun in Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, France, Italy, the Balkans and North Africa and to an lesser extent in most of Europe, North Africa and North America.
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