NASA visualization of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2026 Aug 12 shadow path

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2026 August 12 — Total Solar Eclipse

The path of totality begins in far northern Siberia, travels south through the Arctic and North Atlantic, and passes over Iceland and Spain. The rest of Europe and parts of North America and Africa see a partial eclipse.

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Total Solar Eclipse of 2026 Aug 12
Eclipses of 2026
Annular Solar Eclipse of
2026 Feb 17
Total Lunar Eclipse of
2026 Mar 03
Total Solar Eclipse of
2026 Aug 12
Partial Lunar Eclipse of
2026 Aug 28
Annular Solar Eclipse of 2026 Feb 17 Total Lunar Eclipse of 2026 Mar 03 Total Solar Eclipse of 2026 Aug 12 Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2026 Aug 28
Eclipses of 2027
Annular Solar Eclipse of
2027 Feb 06
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of
2027 Feb 20
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of
2027 Jul 18
Total Solar Eclipse of
2027 Aug 02
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of
2027 Aug 17
Annular Solar Eclipse of 2027 Feb 06 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2027 Feb 20 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2027 Jul 18 Total Solar Eclipse of 2027 Aug 02 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2027 Aug 17

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All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035, Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035, Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 , Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000, Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 , and Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000.

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"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC"

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