Total Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2026 — Interactive 3D Map

The path of totality crosses Arctic Russia, the Arctic Ocean, eastern Greenland, western Iceland (including Reykjavík), and northern and eastern Spain, ending near the Balearic Islands. A partial eclipse is visible across almost all of Europe, northern Africa, and much of North America.

It depends on your location — the shadow takes about 90 minutes to cross the globe. Search your city or tap your location on the map above to get exact local times for the start, maximum, and end of the eclipse, computed from NASA's eclipse elements.

The maximum is 2 minutes 18 seconds, out in the North Atlantic. On land, western Iceland sees up to about 2 minutes, Greenland's coast just over 2 minutes, and Spanish cities like Zaragoza around 1 minute 24 seconds.

Yes. Every partial phase — before and after totality, and the whole event if you are outside the path — requires ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses. Only during full totality, inside the path, can you safely look without protection.

A deep partial eclipse across most of Europe: London sees about 92% of the sun covered, Paris and Berlin around 85–90%. It gets noticeably dim and cool, but you won't see the corona — that is reserved for the path of totality, which is why many travelers head to Iceland or Spain.

Contact times are computed from NASA GSFC's published Besselian elements (Fred Espenak's predictions) and are typically accurate to within a few seconds. Local terrain and your exact horizon are not modeled, so a low sun may set behind hills slightly earlier than the math says.