A total solar eclipse occurs on August 12, 2026, with greatest eclipse at 17:45 UTC. Totality lasts up to about 1m 51s among the cities below (Oviedo). Figures on this page are calculated by Lunologium; NASA's eclipse pages are linked as the reference.

Local circumstances are computed for a fixed list of cities with astronomy-engine, without lunar limb profiles, so durations can differ from NASA's by a few seconds. Never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses except during totality itself.

Solar eclipse · August 12, 2026

Total Solar Eclipse

Greatest eclipse: . Totality lasts up to about 1m 51s among the cities below (Oviedo).

What cities see

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Greatest eclipse falls near 65.2°N, 25.2°W. Cities where the Sun is above the horizon during the eclipse, deepest first. Coverage is the fraction of the Sun’s disc hidden.

CitySeesCoverageTotalityMaximum (your time)
Oviedo ESTotal100%1m 51s
León ESTotal100%1m 48s
Palma ESTotal100%1m 39s
Valencia ESTotal100%1m 06s
Reykjavík ISTotal100%1m 05s
Reykjavik ISTotal100%1m 05s
Madrid ESPartial100%—
Barcelona ESPartial100%—
Seville ESPartial95%—
Málaga ESPartial95%—
Lisbon PTPartial94%—
Dublin IEPartial94%—
Cádiz ESPartial93%—
Gibraltar GIPartial93%—
Milan ITPartial92%—
Paris FRPartial92%—
Tangier MAPartial92%—
London GBPartial91%—
Edinburgh GBPartial91%—
Zurich CHPartial91%—
Brussels BEPartial89%—
Munich DEPartial89%—
Amsterdam NLPartial88%—
Casablanca MAPartial87%—
Prague CZPartial86%—
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