Solar eclipse crosses northern Spain
A rare total solar eclipse will sweep across parts of northern Spain, Greenland, Iceland and northeastern Portugal. It marks mainland Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 2006.
The eclipse will begin in a remote region of northern Russia before moving across the North Atlantic and into Spain. In Spain, the path of totality will run roughly from Oviedo to Mallorca, with totality lasting less than two minutes in most locations and 1 minute 48 seconds in Burgos.
Millions of people across Europe, Canada, the northern United States and northwest Africa will also see a partial eclipse. The event is expected to be especially notable because the same location may not experience another total eclipse for centuries.
Key Events
- A total solar eclipse becomes visible across parts of northern Spain, Greenland, Iceland and northeastern Portugal.
- Mainland Europe experiences its first total solar eclipse since 2006.
- The eclipse begins over a remote area of northern Russia and then moves across Greenland and Iceland.
- In Spain, the path of totality runs roughly from Oviedo to Mallorca.
- In Burgos, totality lasts 1 minute and 48 seconds.
- For observers in Spain, totality lasts less than two minutes just before sunset.
- The same area may have to wait about 400 years for another total eclipse.
Spain awaits total solar eclipse
Mainland Europe is preparing for a rare total solar eclipse, with the path of totality crossing northern Spain. During the event, the Moon will fully cover the Sun and briefly turn day into night in parts of the country.
The eclipse will be visible more widely as a partial event across Europe, Canada, the northern United States and northwest Africa. The report emphasizes the event’s rarity and notes that observers in Spain will have only a short window of totality, lasting under two minutes in some places.
Key Events
- A total solar eclipse is approaching, described as mainland Europe's first since 2006.
- Northern Spain will experience totality as the Moon completely blocks the Sun.
- A wider partial eclipse will be visible across Europe, Canada, the northern United States and northwest Africa.
- The event is being highlighted as a rare astronomical spectacle.
- Observers in some Spanish locations will see totality for less than two minutes.
Total solar eclipse enters totality
A total solar eclipse is scheduled for August 12, 2026, with the partial phase beginning at 9:04 pm IST. The eclipse reaches totality at 10:28 pm IST and peaks at 11:16 pm IST, before totality ends just after midnight and the partial phase concludes at about 1:28 am IST on August 13.
India will not have a direct view of the eclipse because the country lies outside the visibility zone. The event is therefore described as a global astronomical occurrence rather than a locally observable one for viewers in India.
Key Events
- The eclipse’s partial phase begins at 9:04:15 pm IST on August 12.
- The first location on Earth enters totality at 10:28:09 pm IST.
- Maximum eclipse occurs at 11:16:06 pm IST.
- The last location experiences totality ending at 12:04:07 am IST on August 13.
- The partial eclipse ends at 1:27:57 am IST.
- India is outside the eclipse visibility zone and will not see it directly.
Sun reaches eclipse over Europe
The total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026 begins with the partial phase at 9:04:15 pm IST. The first place on Earth to experience totality enters the full eclipse at 10:28:09 pm IST, and the maximum eclipse occurs at 11:16:06 pm IST.
Totality then begins to end at 12:04:07 am IST on August 13, before the final partial phase ends at 1:27:57 am IST. The eclipse will be visible from a narrow corridor that includes Greenland, Iceland, and parts of Spain and Portugal, while much of Europe, North America, and Africa see only a partial eclipse. India is outside the visibility zone and will not have a direct view.
Key Events
- The partial eclipse begins at 9:04:15 pm IST on August 12.
- The first location on Earth enters totality at 10:28:09 pm IST.
- Maximum eclipse occurs at 11:16:06 pm IST.
- The last location to experience full eclipse leaves totality at 12:04:07 am IST on August 13.
- The partial eclipse ends at 1:27:57 am IST.
- The eclipse is visible across a narrow corridor including Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal.
- India is outside the visibility zone and will not see the eclipse directly.