Solar eclipse · Saros 126★ Don’t miss

Total Solar Eclipse

August 12, 2026 — visible across northern North America, western Africa, Europe.

About this eclipse

What happens
Along the central path the Moon completely covers the Sun — the sky darkens to twilight, the corona appears, and totality lasts up to 02m18s. Everywhere else in the visibility region sees a partial eclipse.
Where it’s visible
northern North America, western Africa, Europe
Total path
Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain

Geometry & timing

Greatest eclipse (TD)
17:47:06 · ΔT 75s
Greatest eclipse (UTC)
17:45:51
Saros series
126
Magnitude
1.0386
Greatest point
65°N, 25°W; Sun alt 26°; width 294 km
Central duration
02m18s

Sources

Timing and geometry from NASA’s eclipse catalogs. Verify local circumstances before you travel.

Path of totality

The centerline and totality band are self-computed from public-domain NASA/Espenak Besselian elements — matching NASA’s published path to within ~0.15 km. Lunar-limb relief and local terrain can shift the true edges by ~1–3 km.

See it from your location

Your eclipse type, peak coverage, and contact times — in your local time.

Stays on the 2026 eclipse path

Dark-sky stays Stella flags as on or near the centerline — book a night under totality.

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Dark-sky stays near the greatest point

The closest astronomy-forward stays in the Stella catalog to where this eclipse peaks.

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