Total Solar Eclipse
12 August 2026
Greatest eclipse at 17:45 UT · Totality over Greenland, Iceland & Spain; partial across Europe & North America
Where it’s visible
Totality over Greenland, Iceland & Spain; partial across Europe & North America.
Key numbers
| Greatest eclipse | 17:45 UT · 12 August 2026 |
| Point of greatest eclipse | 65.2°N 25.2°W |
| Maximum magnitude | 1.039 |
Source: NASA GSFC Besselian elements. Local start, peak and end times — and how much of the Sun is covered from your town — depend strongly on where you are.
What you’ll see
During a total solar eclipse the Moon covers the Sun completely for observers inside a narrow path of totality, turning day briefly to twilight and revealing the solar corona. Outside the path, a partial eclipse is visible over a much wider region. Never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses except during the brief moments of totality itself.
The Moon Explorer app computes this eclipse’s circumstances for your exact location — local times, the local obscuration — entirely offline, and can remind you the day before and on the day.
Track this eclipse in Moon ExplorerDates and times are in Universal Time (UT). The free Moon Explorer app for Android converts everything to your local time and your exact location — fully offline, with no ads or accounts.