Greenland · 12 August 2026
The 12 August 2026 eclipse in Ikerasak
In Ikerasak the 12 August 2026 eclipse is partial: the Moon covers up to 86.6% of the Sun, which will be 31.5° above the horizon.
The path of totality runs 982 km away, over Mestersvig. There is no shortcut: a 99% partial is nothing like 74 s of totality.
Closest to the path: Mestersvig — 982 km from Mestersvig, inside the path.
The figures, minute by minute
| First contact | 15:22 (UTC-01:00) |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 16:26 (UTC-01:00) |
| Last contact | 17:28 (UTC-01:00) |
| Sun covered at maximum | 86.6 % |
| Magnitude | 0.8866 |
| Length of totality | — |
| Sun altitude at maximum | 31.5° |
| Type of place | settlement |
| Municipality | Avannaata Kommunia |
| District | Uummannaq |
| Inhabitants (1 Jan 2026) | 219 |
| Coordinates | 70.5016° N · 51.3025° W |
Nearby places
- Uummannaq 86.2 % · 36 km
- Saattut 86.7 % · 36 km
- Qaarsut 85.9 % · 56 km
- Qeqertaq 86.1 % · 56 km
- Saqqaq 85.6 % · 60 km
- Ukkusissat 86.8 % · 65 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.