Day Turns to Night: Everything You Need to Know About the Epic August 12, 2026 Total Solar Eclipse
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse will be visible along a narrow path of totality across Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia, and a small corner of Portugal. Peak totality is magnitude 1.0386, lasting up to about 2 minutes 18 seconds, with the longest land duration at Látrabjarg, Iceland (around 2 minutes). It is the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Europe in 27 years (since 1999); Spain last had one in 1905 and Iceland in 1954, marking a 121-year drought for Spain and 72 years for Iceland. The greatest eclipse occurs around 17:47 UTC over the Atlantic near Iceland,