Overview
- The partial eclipse will start in the early evening, reach its maximum with about 90 percent of the Sun covered around 20:09–20:12 depending on region, and end close to local sunset at about 21:00–21:10.
- Planetariums and regional observatories have opened public viewing and many organised events are sold out, with livestreams and telescope feeds planned for people who cannot attend in person.
- A group of 15 people from Brabant led by astronomer Anton Valks has travelled to eastern Spain near Morella and Embalse de Santolea to observe totality, which will last roughly 90 seconds at selected sites inside Spain’s path of totality.
- Certified eclipse glasses are in high demand and some local shops have sold out, while experts and media warn that ordinary sunglasses are unsafe and that late online orders may arrive after the eclipse.
- Forecasters say conditions are cautiously favorable but changeable, so viewers should seek an unobstructed west–northwest horizon to avoid buildings or terrain blocking the low evening Sun and may also see an August meteor shower later that night.