The Coming total solar eclipse is happening tomorrow Wednesday, August 12, 2026. This eclipse will not be visible from anywhere in the United States. The eclipse will be about 2 minutes and 18 seconds in length in Iceland, where the largest amount of tourism is being experienced in the country’s history. We will follow up with the video caption of the satellite imagery.

Eclipsed? Not totally..jpg

Eclipsed? Not totally. courtesy of Openverse

On August 12, 2026, this total solar eclipse can be observed in totality in the following regions:

  1. Spain
  2. Iceland
  3. Greenland

The partial part of the eclipse will be visible many more places. The statistics are below. . .

Map of the Total Solar Eclipse 2026:

 

NASA Diagram Map of the Total Solar Eclipse 2026:

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“Total Solar Eclipse of 2026 Aug 12”  Information Courtesy of NASA – eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov

Join the Total Eclipse Video Viewing Party: HERE Happy careful viewing!

August 12th Solar Eclipse Information:

Total Solar Eclipse 08/12/26
EVENT DURATION 04:23:14; TOTALITY: 02:18
Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Solar Eclipse, in N. North America, W. Africa, Europe [Total: Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain]
Partiality Begins: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 10:34 am
Total Begins: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 11:58 am
Maximum: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm 1.039 Magnitude
Total Ends: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 1:34 pm
Partiality Ends: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 2:57 pm
Total Span: TOTAL = 00:02:18, PARTIALITY – 04:24
Times are CST. There will be no eclipse visible in Chicago or the U.S. Note that the times are 1 hour later at EST

Times CDST Information courtesy of timeanddate.com


Future Solar Eclipse Information:

Solar Eclipse Information: 2026 – 2031
Calendar
Date
(Map Link)
TD
of Greatest Eclipse
(Animation
Link)
Eclipse
Type
(Google
Map Link)
Saros
Series
(Link)
Eclipse
Magnitude
Central
Duration
(Path
Table
Link)
Geographic
Region of Eclipse Visibility
02/17/2026 12:13:05 Annular 121 0.963 02m20s S. Argentina & Chile, S. Africa, Antarctica [Annular: Antarctica]
08/12/2026 17:47:05 Total 126 1.039 02m18s N. North America, W. Africa, Europe
[Total: Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain]
02/06/2027 16:00:47 Annular 131 0.928 07m51s South America, Antarctica, W & S. Africa [Annular: Chile, Argentina, Atlantic]
08/02/2027 10:07:49 Total 136 1.079 06m23s Africa, Europe, Mid-East, W. & S. Asia [Total:Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia]
01/26/2028 15:08:58 Annular 141 0.921 10m27s E. North America, Central America & South America, W. Europe, N.W. Africa
[Annular: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain, Portugal]
07/22/2028 02:56:39 Total 146 1.056 05m10s S.E. Asia, E. Indies, Australia, New Zealand
[Total: Australia, New Zealand]
01/14/2029 17:13:47 Partial 151 0.871 North America, Central America
06/12/2029 04:06:13 Partial 118 0.458 Arctic, Scandinavia, Alaska, N. Asia, N. Canada
07/11/2029 15:37:18 Partial 156 0.230 S. Chile, S. Argentina
12/05/2029 15:03:57 Partial 123 0.891 S. Argentina, S. Chile, Antarctica
06/01/2030 06:29:13 Annular 128 0.944 05m21s Europe, N. Africa,
Mid-East, Asia, Arctic, Alaska
[Annular: Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, N. China, Japan]
11/25/2030 06:51:37 Total 133 1.047 03m44s S. Africa, S. Indian Ocean, E. Indies, Australia, Antarctica
[Total: Botswana, S. Africa, Australia]
05/21/2031 07:16:04 Annular 138 1.047 05m26s S. Africa, S. Indian Ocean, E. Indies, Australia
[Annular: Tansania, India, Malaysia, Indonesia]
11/14/2031 21:07:31 Hybrid 143 1.047 01m08s N. Pacific, Aleutians, Hawaii, S. Pacific, N. Pacific, S. America, N. America
[Hybrid=Sunrise & Sunset; Total in Middle; Annular: Panama]

Times UTC Information courtesy of eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov

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More information on future solar and lunar eclipses can be found at timeanddate.com.

Specific information on the 08/12/26 Partial Solar Eclipse & More from TimeandDate.com

Specific information on the Partiall Solar Eclipse on March 29, 2025 from TimeandDate.comAnd more information on future eclipses, please visit NASA at:NASA Eclipse Web Site | eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov


An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!
A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
See you in a few weeks: The partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, 2026 — Visible across the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

The Coming Total Solar Eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Total Eclipse Sequence courtesy of Openverse

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