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Total Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse — August 12, 2026
12 August 2026
Greenland, Iceland, Spain
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Key data
Type
Total Solar Eclipse
Max duration
2m 18s
Magnitude
1.039
Saros series
126
Sun altitude
Low (sunset eclipse)
Time of day
Late afternoon / sunset
Greatest eclipse
Off the coast of Galicia
A total solar eclipse crossing Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain at sunset. The path of totality makes landfall in the Galician coast before sweeping east through the Basque Country.
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