The 12 August 2026 eclipse in South Iceland, locality by locality
None of the 30 localities we track in South Iceland falls inside the path of totality: here the eclipse
is partial, covering 98.2–99.9% of
the Sun — deep and worth watching, but without the corona.
Every locality of South Iceland, by municipality
14 municipalities
(sveitarfélög), 16 named settlements and one
whole-municipality page each. Every name opens its own page, with the
full timeline of the afternoon and what you will see there.
All times in Icelandic local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik, UTC+0 all year, no daylight saving).
Where the nearest totality is
Measured from Eyrarbakki, the deepest partial of the
region, the closest place inside the path is Mosfellsbær (Mosfellsbær)
, with 0m 33s of totality,
about 40 km away in a
straight line — road distances in Iceland are considerably longer.
The where-to-watch guide
has the honest driving logistics, and the trip-planning guide turns
them into itineraries.
Clouds: what can honestly be said
Nothing on this page predicts the sky over South Iceland on 12 August
2026, and no percentage of clear sky is quoted anywhere on this site
— nobody can know it months ahead. The authoritative forecast is the
Icelandic Meteorological Office's, at en.vedur.is: check it
daily in the final week and hourly on the day, and keep a second spot
in mind along the road. Conditions and closures: road.is.
The regions next door
If the forecast sends you somewhere else on the morning of the
eclipse, these are the nearest regions:
Capital Region
(Höfuðborgarsvæðið) — 15 localities, 14 inside totality, up to 1m 13s
Reykjanes Peninsula
(Suðurnes) — 11 localities, 11 inside totality, up to 1m 49s
West Iceland
(Vesturland) — 21 localities, 15 inside totality, up to 2m 10s
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, maximum eclipse comes to South Iceland between 17:48 and 17:50 (Icelandic local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik, UTC+0 all year, no daylight saving)). The table on this page gives the exact time for each of the 30 localities we track here, computed for their own coordinates.
Is the eclipse total in South Iceland?
No. Every locality we track in South Iceland falls outside the path: the eclipse is partial here, covering 98.2–99.9% of the Sun. The nearest totality is Mosfellsbær (Mosfellsbær), about 40 km away in a straight line from Eyrarbakki, with 0m 33s.
How high will the Sun be during the eclipse in South Iceland?
Between 22.8° and 24.3° above the horizon at maximum, depending on the locality. That is comfortably clear of the horizon — unlike the near-sunset eclipse most of Spain sees the same afternoon — so no particular horizon is needed, just an open view of the sky and no low cloud.
Circumstances computed for the coordinates of each Iceland locality with JPL DE440s ephemerides. All times are Icelandic local time (UTC+0, no daylight saving).