Overview
- The total solar eclipse will pass west to east across parts of Spain on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, producing a brief period of totality—typically around one to two minutes—for locations inside the narrow path.
- Health and optics authorities stress use only of ISO 12312‑2:2015 / CE‑marked solar viewers and certified solar filters for cameras or telescopes and advise short observation intervals and careful removal to avoid retinal injury.
- Spain’s traffic authority published a special DGT resolution in the BOE and regional governments have finalised mobility and security devices to manage dispersed travel and heavy post‑event egress.
- Regional and municipal campaigns are distributing homologated glasses at scale, for example the Generalitat will hand out 150,000 units, Madrid 50,000 and ONCE is supplying glasses through its vendor network.
- Meteorological uncertainty could reduce visibility at some sites, while scientific teams and observatories will run airborne, balloon and ground programmes; local initiatives such as A Coruña’s 'Pechado por eclipse' encourage temporary schedule changes to let residents observe safely.