Greenland · 12 August 2026
The 12 August 2026 eclipse in Ittoqqortoormiit
In Ittoqqortoormiit the 12 August 2026 eclipse is partial: the Moon covers up to 99.7% of the Sun, which will be 23.4° above the horizon.
The path of totality runs 207 km away, over Mestersvig. There is no shortcut: a 99% partial is nothing like 74 s of totality.
Closest to the path: Mestersvig — 207 km from Mestersvig, inside the path.
The figures, minute by minute
| First contact | 15:36 (UTC-01:00) |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 16:37 (UTC-01:00) |
| Last contact | 17:35 (UTC-01:00) |
| Sun covered at maximum | 99.7 % |
| Magnitude | 0.9943 |
| Length of totality | — |
| Sun altitude at maximum | 23.4° |
| Type of place | town |
| Municipality | Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq |
| District | Ittoqqortoormiit |
| Inhabitants (1 Jan 2026) | 328 |
| Coordinates | 70.4846° N · 21.9622° W |
Nearby places
- Nerlerit Inaat 99.9 % · 38 km
- Mestersvig 100.0 % · 207 km
- Daneborg 99.2 % · 429 km
- Danmarkshavn 99.1 % · 706 km
- Sermiligaaq 94.8 % · 780 km
- Kuummiit 94.3 % · 803 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.