Total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026

Total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 12 August 2026

The umbral shadow crossed the Earth in a narrow band, and cities on that line saw the eclipse at its strongest. It was visible from 77 countries. The event belonged to Saros series 126.

Date (UTC)
12 August 2026 — 17:45 UTC
Saros series
126
Gamma
0.89770
Magnitude
1.0386
Max duration
2m 18s
Greatest eclipse point
65.20°, -25.20°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9566

Where it will be visible

One row per country where the eclipse is visible.

Country Local type Start (UTC) Maximum (UTC) End (UTC)
Albania Partial 12 17:30 12 18:23 12 19:11
Algeria Total 12 17:41 12 18:33 12 19:42
Andorra Partial 12 17:33 12 18:27 12 19:19
Austria Partial 12 17:21 12 18:17 12 19:08
Belarus Partial 12 17:07 12 18:04 12 18:53
Belgium Partial 12 17:17 12 18:13 12 19:06
Bermuda Partial 12 17:40 12 18:24 12 19:06
Bosnia & Herzegovina Partial 12 17:26 12 18:20 12 19:08
Bulgaria Partial 12 17:26 12 18:18 12 19:06
Burkina Faso Partial 12 18:20 12 19:05 12 19:51
Canada Partial 12 15:40 12 18:04 12 19:06
Cape Verde Partial 12 18:21 12 19:10 12 19:57
Croatia Partial 12 17:24 12 18:20 12 19:09
Czechia Partial 12 17:17 12 18:13 12 19:03
Côte d’Ivoire Partial 12 18:29 12 19:11 12 19:52
Denmark Partial 12 17:07 12 18:05 12 18:57
Estonia Partial 12 17:01 12 17:55 12 18:45
Faroe Islands Partial 12 16:56 12 17:54 12 18:50
Finland Partial 12 16:49 12 17:42 12 18:43
France Partial 12 17:18 12 18:26 12 19:19
French Southern Territories Partial 12 17:21 12 18:18 12 19:10
Gambia Partial 12 18:26 12 19:12 12 19:56
Germany Partial 12 17:11 12 18:17 12 19:08
Ghana Partial 12 18:27 12 19:09 12 19:49
Gibraltar Partial 12 17:44 12 18:39 12 19:31
Greece Partial 12 17:31 12 18:23 12 19:11
Greenland Partial 12 16:29 12 17:35 12 18:39
Grenada Partial 12 17:39 12 18:24 12 19:06
Guernsey Partial 12 17:20 12 18:17 12 19:10
Guinea Partial 12 18:28 12 19:12 12 19:55
Guinea-Bissau Partial 12 18:29 12 19:13 12 19:56
Hungary Partial 12 17:20 12 18:15 12 19:05
Iceland Total 12 16:45 12 17:48 12 18:47
Ireland Partial 12 17:09 12 18:12 12 19:08
Isle of Man Partial 12 17:11 12 18:09 12 19:03
Italy Total 12 17:25 12 18:29 12 19:19
Jersey Partial 12 17:21 12 18:17 12 19:10
Kosovo Partial 12 17:28 12 18:20 12 19:08
Latvia Partial 12 17:04 12 17:59 12 18:49
Liberia Partial 12 18:35 12 19:15 12 19:54
Libya Partial 12 17:45 12 18:36 12 19:26
Liechtenstein Partial 12 17:24 12 18:17 12 19:08
Lithuania Partial 12 17:07 12 18:01 12 18:50
Luxembourg Partial 12 17:20 12 18:15 12 19:06
Mali Partial 12 18:12 12 18:59 12 19:54
Malta Total 12 17:41 12 18:31 12 19:19
Mauritania Partial 12 18:08 12 19:00 12 19:54
Moldova Partial 12 17:18 12 18:09 12 18:57
Monaco Partial 12 17:30 12 18:23 12 19:14
Montenegro Partial 12 17:28 12 18:21 12 19:09
Morocco Partial 12 17:44 12 18:40 12 19:44
Netherlands Partial 12 17:14 12 18:12 12 19:04
Niger Partial 12 18:18 12 19:03 12 19:46
North Macedonia Partial 12 17:29 12 18:21 12 19:09
Norway Partial 12 16:43 12 17:58 12 18:52
Poland Partial 12 17:11 12 18:10 12 19:00
Portugal Partial 12 17:33 12 18:30 12 19:39
Romania Partial 12 17:19 12 18:15 12 19:04
Russia Partial 12 15:39 12 17:59 12 18:52
San Marino Partial 12 17:29 12 18:21 12 19:11
Senegal Partial 12 18:20 12 19:09 12 19:56
Serbia Partial 12 17:24 12 18:18 12 19:06
Sierra Leone Partial 12 18:33 12 19:15 12 19:55
Slovakia Partial 12 17:19 12 18:13 12 19:02
Slovenia Partial 12 17:24 12 18:18 12 19:08
Spain Total 12 17:30 12 18:32 12 19:45
St. Pierre & Miquelon Partial 12 16:57 12 18:03 12 19:04
Svalbard & Jan Mayen Partial 12 16:28 12 17:24 12 18:19
Sweden Partial 12 16:47 12 18:03 12 18:54
Switzerland Partial 12 17:23 12 18:20 12 19:11
Tunisia Total 12 17:40 12 18:32 12 19:26
Ukraine Partial 12 17:11 12 18:10 12 18:59
United Kingdom Partial 12 17:03 12 18:16 12 19:10
United States Partial 12 15:36 12 16:27 12 18:49
Vatican City Partial 12 17:32 12 18:24 12 19:13
Western Sahara Partial 12 18:00 12 18:54 12 19:49
Åland Islands Partial 12 17:01 12 17:54 12 18:45

People in the shadow

Estimated population inside each obscuration band, from the cities in our catalogue.

Obscuration People
≥ 99% obscuration 45,275,303
≥ 90% obscuration 223,620,148
≥ 80% obscuration 438,755,888
≥ 70% obscuration 461,493,384
≥ 60% obscuration 463,735,909
≥ 50% obscuration 464,492,953
≥ 40% obscuration 471,685,071
≥ 30% obscuration 494,041,523
≥ 20% obscuration 509,252,318
≥ 10% obscuration 529,511,061

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
12 August 2026 15:36 UTC
Greatest eclipse
12 August 2026 17:45 UTC
Last contact
12 August 2026 19:57 UTC
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About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)