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Total Solar Eclipses Are Lining Up: Europe in 2026 and the 2027 ‘Eclipse of the Century’

New forecasts pinpoint path locations with confirmed durations to guide travel planning.

Overview

  • On August 12, 2026, totality will track from northern Siberia across eastern Greenland, graze Iceland’s west coast, sweep over northern Spain, and set over the Mediterranean, marking mainland Europe’s first total eclipse since 1999.
  • Local timings for August 12 include just over one minute of totality in Reykjavík at 5:48 pm local time, about 1 minute 45 seconds in Gijón at 8:28 pm, roughly 1 minute 25 seconds around Burgos and Zaragoza near 8:28–8:29 pm, and about 90 seconds in Mallorca at 8:31 pm.
  • The UK is expected to see a deep partial solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, with roughly 89%–91% coverage for most areas and up to about 96% over the Isles of Scilly at a peak around 7:13 pm BST.
  • On August 2, 2027, totality could last up to 6 minutes 22 seconds along a path from Spain into North Africa and the Middle East, with the longest land-based duration near Luxor, Egypt.
  • A third total solar eclipse on July 22, 2028 will cross Australia and New Zealand, bringing Sydney its first totality since 1857.