Greenland · 12 August 2026
The 12 August 2026 eclipse in Narsaq
In Narsaq the 12 August 2026 eclipse is partial: the Moon covers up to 81.0% of the Sun, which will be 36.1° above the horizon.
The path of totality runs 1,574 km away, over Mestersvig. There is no shortcut: a 99% partial is nothing like 74 s of totality.
Closest to the path: Mestersvig — 1,574 km from Mestersvig, inside the path.
The figures, minute by minute
| First contact | 15:38 (UTC-01:00) |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 16:44 (UTC-01:00) |
| Last contact | 17:47 (UTC-01:00) |
| Sun covered at maximum | 81.0 % |
| Magnitude | 0.8422 |
| Length of totality | — |
| Sun altitude at maximum | 36.1° |
| Type of place | town |
| Municipality | Kommune Kujalleq |
| District | Narsaq |
| Inhabitants (1 Jan 2026) | 1,241 |
| Coordinates | 60.9130° N · 46.0506° W |
Nearby places
- Qaqortoq 80.8 % · 22 km
- Eqalugaarsuit 80.8 % · 33 km
- Igaliku 81.8 % · 35 km
- Qassiarsuk 81.9 % · 39 km
- Saarloq 80.6 % · 42 km
- Narsarsuaq 82.0 % · 43 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.