Total solar eclipse
August 12, 2026 in Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Northeastern Portugal
A total Solar Eclipse takes place on August 12, 2026. The eclipse can be seen from the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Northeastern and Portugal. A partial eclipse can be seen from Northern North America, Western Africa and Europe. It is a part of Saros cycle 126, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on March 10, 1179. It contains annular eclipses from June 4, 1323 through April 4, 1810 and hybrid eclipses from April 14, 1828 through May 6, 1864. It contains total eclipses from May 17, 1882 through August 23, 2044. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on May 3, 2459.
A total eclipse occurs when the dark silhouette of the Moon completely obscures the intensely bright light of the Sun, allowing the much fainter solar corona to be visible. During any one eclipse, totality occurs at best only in a narrow track on the surface of Earth.(With material from: Wikipedia)
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