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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

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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.