Greenland · 12 August 2026
The 12 August 2026 eclipse in Danmarkshavn
In Danmarkshavn the 12 August 2026 eclipse is partial: the Moon covers up to 99.1% of the Sun, which will be 20.7° above the horizon.
The path of totality runs 527 km away, over Mestersvig. There is no shortcut: a 99% partial is nothing like 74 s of totality.
Closest to the path: Mestersvig — 527 km from Mestersvig, inside the path.
The figures, minute by minute
| First contact | 16:27 (UTC+00:00) |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 17:26 (UTC+00:00) |
| Last contact | 18:24 (UTC+00:00) |
| Sun covered at maximum | 99.1 % |
| Magnitude | 0.9885 |
| Length of totality | — |
| Sun altitude at maximum | 20.7° |
| Type of place | station |
| Municipality | Outside the municipalities |
| Inhabitants (1 Jan 2026) | no census figure |
| Coordinates | 76.7667° N · 18.6667° W |
Nearby places
- Daneborg 99.2 % · 277 km
- Mestersvig 100.0 % · 527 km
- Station Nord 100.0 % · 539 km
- Nerlerit Inaat 99.9 % · 681 km
- Ittoqqortoormiit 99.7 % · 706 km
- Kullorsuaq 87.2 % · 1,067 km
Circumstances computed with JPL DE440s ephemerides (skyfield), the same engine this site uses for the Spanish municipalities, cross-checked against the Spanish IGN. Population: Statistics Greenland, table BEESTD "Population in Localities January 1st", 1 January 2026. Coordinates: GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0) and, for Innaarsuit, Wikidata (CC0). Municipalities and districts: Statistics Greenland, table BEESTC.