Overview
- Astronomers map a path of totality from the Arctic across the North Atlantic and eastern Greenland, grazing Iceland before sweeping the Iberian Peninsula and ending over the western Mediterranean.
- Most of Central Europe will experience a deep partial eclipse, with coverage near 92% in Switzerland’s Valais, about 89% in Munich, and roughly 84% on Germany’s Rügen island.
- On the Balearic Islands the shadow reaches Mallorca and Ibiza only at sunset with very brief totality, whereas Spain’s Basque Country and Asturias offer better viewing prospects.
- A partial lunar eclipse follows on the night of Aug. 27–28, peaking around 6:12–6:13 a.m. summer time with the Moon about 93.5% inside Earth’s umbra.
- In Germany’s Lusatia region, the DZA and DKJS plan a thematic year to engage young people around the eclipse, with Germany not due for another total solar eclipse until September 2081.