Total solar eclipse, Wednesday 12 August 2026
This eclipse has taken place.
The Moon will completely cover the Sun along a narrow path across Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain; a partial eclipse is seen over a much wider area: n N. America, w Africa, Europe.
- Greatest eclipse
- Type
- Total
- Magnitude
- 1.039 (NASA 1.039)
- Gamma
- +0.8977
- Central duration (NASA)
- 02m18s
- Saros series
- 126
Where it is visible: our cities
| City | Maximum (local) | Magnitude | Sun covered | Sun altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík Iceland | total | 100% | 24° | |
| Madrid Spain | 1.00 | 100% | 7° (low) | |
| Barcelona Spain | 1.00 | 100% | 4° (low) | |
| Marseille France | 0.96 | 96% | 3° (low) | |
| Seville Spain | 0.95 | 95% | 7° (low) | |
| Lisbon Portugal | 0.95 | 94% | 10° | |
| Dublin Ireland | 0.95 | 94% | 15° | |
| Milan Italy | 0.93 | 92% | 2° (low) | |
| Paris France | 0.93 | 92% | 8° (low) | |
| London United Kingdom | 0.92 | 91% | 10° | |
| Manchester United Kingdom | 0.92 | 91% | 12° | |
| Zurich Switzerland | 0.92 | 91% | 3° (low) | |
| Edinburgh United Kingdom | 0.92 | 91% | 14° | |
| Brussels Belgium | 0.91 | 89% | 7° (low) | |
| Munich Germany | 0.91 | 89% | 2° (low) | |
| Amsterdam Netherlands | 0.90 | 88% | 8° (low) | |
| Vienna Austria | 0.89 | 87% | -1° (low) | |
| Casablanca Morocco | 0.89 | 87% | 6° (low) | |
| Prague Czech Republic | 0.89 | 86% | 1° (low) | |
| Hamburg Germany | 0.88 | 85% | 6° (low) | |
| Berlin Germany | 0.87 | 85% | 3° (low) | |
| Copenhagen Denmark | 0.86 | 83% | 5° (low) | |
| Warsaw Poland | 0.86 | 83% | -1° (low) | |
| Oslo Norway | 0.86 | 83% | 8° (low) | |
| Tromsø Norway | 0.86 | 83% | 10° (low) | |
| Marrakesh Morocco | 0.86 | 83% | 6° (low) | |
| Stockholm Sweden | 0.84 | 81% | 5° (low) | |
| Helsinki Finland | 0.83 | 80% | 2° (low) | |
| Rome Italy | 0.79 | 75% | -1° (low) | |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain | 0.75 | 70% | 10° (low) | |
| Budapest Hungary | 0.73 | 67% | -1° (low) | |
| Tunis Tunisia | 0.64 | 55% | -1° (low) | |
| Naples Italy | 0.60 | 51% | -1° (low) | |
| Fairbanks United States | 0.48 | 37% | 17° | |
| Dakar Senegal | 0.47 | 37% | 4° (low) | |
| Halifax Canada | 0.42 | 31% | 53° | |
| Yellowknife Canada | 0.40 | 29% | 33° | |
| Anchorage United States | 0.39 | 28% | 15° | |
| Montreal Canada | 0.29 | 18% | 58° | |
| Boston United States | 0.27 | 16% | 59° |
Showing the best-placed 40 of 54 cities.
Magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's diameter covered at maximum; "Sun covered" is the fraction of its area. Computed for each city centre; a few kilometres can matter near the edge of a total or annular path.
Eye safety
Never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2) or a pinhole projector, even when it is mostly covered. Only during totality itself is it safe to look with the naked eye.
