12 August 2026
The eclipse is over. Did you catch it?
Here are the photos, videos and news from today. And the next one already has a date: the total eclipse of 2 August 2027, this time over Andalusia.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Spain’s total solar eclipse of the century
A path of totality will cross Spain from Galicia to the Balearic Islands at sunset — the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Spain since 1905. Exact local times for every municipality, an interactive map and practical guides for visitors, with your eyes properly protected (official eye safety: eclipses.ign.es).
Totality: 12 August 2026, 20:27 (mainland Spain time, CEST)
This is it! Totality is here.
The eclipse of 12 August 2026 has already happened. Eclipse merch
Totality: 12 August 2026, 20:27–20:33 local time in mainland Spain (CEST).
12 August · around 19:30
The Moon takes its first bite out of the Sun.
The partial phase begins around 19:30 (mainland Spain time), a few minutes earlier in the west. For almost an hour the bite keeps growing, while daylight barely seems to change.
The path of totality
The Moon will cover 100% of the Sun.
Inside a path that crosses Spain from Galicia to the Balearic Islands. Outside it, there’s almost nothing left: in Madrid the Moon will cover 99.9% of the solar disc.
Seconds before totality
One last flash: the diamond ring.
The Sun’s final light slips through the valleys on the Moon’s edge — Baily’s beads — then goes out all at once. That’s the cue: totality is about to begin.
Between 20:27 and 20:33
1–2 minutes of night in broad daylight.
Up to 1 minute 46 seconds of totality in Burgos. The solar corona becomes visible to the naked eye — and only then, with the Sun completely covered, is it safe to look without glasses.
The tool
Will you see it from your town?
Exact local time, percentage of coverage and seconds of totality, municipality by municipality, checked against IGN data.
The essentials
From Galicia to the Balearics
The path of totality crosses the peninsula from west to east: the Moon’s shadow enters through Galicia and leaves via the Balearic Islands, with totality between 20:27 and 20:33 local time (CEST). Of Spain’s 8,132 municipalities, 3,952 lie inside the path.
A very low Sun
It happens almost at sunset, with the Sun only a few degrees above the horizon: you will need a clear western horizon — no mountains, buildings or haze in the way. Pick your spot in advance.
The first since 1905
It is the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Spain since 1905 — and the same night peaks the Perseid meteor shower. The next chance comes in 2027, across the far south.
Times and circumstances: our own computations verified against Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN).
Plan your eclipse
Everything you need, in English
Will I see it from my town?
Type any of Spain's 8,132 municipalities and get its exact times, coverage and totality duration.
When is it, exactly?
City-by-city times: totality sweeps Spain between 20:27 and 20:33 local time, almost at sunset.
Interactive map
Spain at night, the golden path of totality and the Moon’s shadow animated minute by minute.
The 50 best villages
Ranked by seconds of totality, with the clear-sky statistics of each area (© AEMET, Eclipsophile).
Getting there
Day trips from Madrid, trains, driving rules for eclipse day and where to stay. Made for visitors.
Certified eclipse glasses
How to verify EN ISO 12312-2 glasses in two minutes, where to buy them safely, and what never to use.
Learn: how an eclipse works
Five short lessons with hand-made diagrams: geometry, the path, the corona, Baily’s beads and what comes next.
Live on eclipse day
On 12 August this site tracks the eclipse phase in real time, town by town. Bookmark it.
Iceland: the eclipse’s other North Atlantic landfall
The same eclipse also reaches Iceland — including totality over Reykjavík. Real times for every locality we track there.
Ireland: a very deep partial eclipse
Ireland is outside the path, but gets 93.7–97.1% of the Sun covered — 94.0% in Dublin, 97.1% in Kerry. Exact times for 54 towns and cities.
The UK: the deepest partial eclipse since 1999
Seen from Britain the same evening, the Moon covers 89.6% to 96.4% of the Sun — 91.4% over London. Exact times for 220 towns and cities, and an honest look at what you will really see.
The eclipse cheat sheet, in your inbox
Times for your area, cloud alerts and the key reminders before 12 August. No spam: only what matters.
The eclipse shop
Something to keep from 12 August
Prefer Spanish? The full site — including guides, blog and the live tracker — is at eclipseando.es.