Solar eclipse on August 12, 2026 - a total solar eclipse of 126 saros , which will be best seen in the waters of the Arctic Ocean , the northern Atlantic Ocean , as well as in western Europe .
| Solar eclipse August 12, 2026 | |||||||
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 Solar eclipse August 12, 2026 | |||||||
| Classification | |||||||
| Type of | Full | ||||||
| Saros | 126 (48 of 72) | ||||||
| Gamma | 0.8976 | ||||||
| Moon month | 329 | ||||||
| date | August 12, 2026 | ||||||
| Territories | Asia , Arctic Ocean , Atlantic Ocean , Europe | ||||||
| Maximum phase | |||||||
| Value | 1.0386 | ||||||
| Duration | 2 minutes. 18 sec | ||||||
| Shadow width | 293.8 km. | ||||||
| Territory | Atlantic Ocean (off the coast of Iceland ) | ||||||
| Time | 17:45:43 UTC | ||||||
| Coordinates | |||||||
| Moonlight passage | |||||||
| Start | from 15:34:01 UTC | ||||||
| Full phases | from 16:58:01 UTC | ||||||
| Ending | at 19:57:48 UTC | ||||||
| Duration | 4 hours 23 minutes | ||||||
| Eclipse photo | |||||||
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The eclipse will begin in the northeast of the Taimyr Peninsula ( Russia ), pass through the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole , the island of Greenland , then cross Iceland and enter Spain .
A total eclipse can be observed in Russia (the previous one could be seen on March 20, 2015 ), Iceland (after the eclipse ) and Spain (after the eclipse ), and also partially in Portugal in the north-east of the country (after the eclipse ). The next total eclipse in the territory of these countries can be observed on March 30, 2033, June 26, 2196 [1] (ring-shaped - June 11, 2048 ), August 2, 2027, and respectively.
This eclipse is a repetition through saros of a total solar eclipse on August 1, 2008 . The next eclipse of this saros will occur on August 23, 2044 .
Eclipse Circumstances
The table below lists the large settlements in which the total phase of the solar eclipse will be observed. By default, settlements are sorted by the time of the eclipse. The indicated time is universal .
| Locality | t 1 | T 1 | T max | T 2 | t 2 | F max | H ° | T 3 |
| Taimyr 76 ° 26 'N 112 ° 20' E | 16:09:02 | 16:59:56 | 17:00:42 | 17:01:27 | 17:52:36 | 1.011 | 1.3 | 1:31 |
| Olafsvik | 16:44:59 | 17:45:47 | 17:46:49 | 17:47:51 | 18:46:01 | 1.011 | 25.2 | 2:04 |
| Reykjavik | 16:47:07 | 17:48:11 | 17:48:42 | 17:49:13 | 18:47:34 | 1.002 | 24 | 1:02 |
| Keblavik | 16:47:05 | 17:47:58 | 17:48:48 | 17:49:39 | 18:47:48 | 1.006 | 25 | 1:41 |
| Gijon | 17:30:57 | 18:26:42 | 18:27:35 | 18:28:27 | 19:20:41 | 1.012 | ten | 1:45 |
| Puerto de Vega | 17:30:45 | 18:26:45 | 18:27:40 | 18:28:35 | 19:20:59 | 1.016 | 10.8 | 1:50 |
| Oviedo | 17:31:15 | 18:27:00 | 18:27:55 | 18:28:49 | 19:21:00 | 1.015 | 10.2 | 1:49 |
| A Coruña | 17:30:51 | 18:27:36 | 18:28:14 | 18:28:51 | 19:21:56 | 1.005 | 12 | 1:16 |
| Burgos | 17:33:17 | 18:28:20 | 18:29:13 | 18:30:04 | 19:21:41 | 1.014 | eight | 1:44 |
| Zaragoza | 17:34:36 | 18:28:57 | 18:29:39 | 18:30:21 | 19:21:24 | 1.007 | 6 | 1:24 |
| Rio de Onor | 17:33:43 | 18:30:20 | 18:30:23 | 18:30:26 | 19:23:25 | 1,000 | ten | 0:06 |
| Mallorca | 17:37:59 | 18:31:00 | 18:31:48 | 18:32:36 | 19:22:29 | 1.015 | 2.5 | 1:36 |
| Valencia | 17:38:16 | 18:32:21 | 18:32:52 | 18:33:23 | 19:24:08 | 1.004 | 4.5 | 1:02 |
Notes
- ↑ Sólmyrkvar á Íslandi fram til 2200 (Iceland) . Almanak Háskólans . Date of treatment June 14, 2019.