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12 August 2026 Total Solar Eclipse

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What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the Maximum Point

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Where to See the Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: Europe, North in Asia, North/West Africa, Much of North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 69.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Hong Kong*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin12 Aug, 15:34:1512 Aug, 23:34:15
First location to see the full eclipse begin12 Aug, 16:58:0913 Aug, 00:58:09
Maximum Eclipse12 Aug, 17:46:0613 Aug, 01:46:06
Last location to see the full eclipse end12 Aug, 18:34:0713 Aug, 02:34:07
Last location to see the partial eclipse end12 Aug, 19:57:5713 Aug, 03:57:57

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Hong Kong.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Hong Kong

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on 2 Aug 2027

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Greenland
Total Solar Eclipse
13:07 ADT17:50 27m, 31s
Iceland
Total Solar Eclipse
16:42 GMT18:49 GMT6m, 38s
Portugal
Total Solar Eclipse
17:30 AZOST20:42 WEST29s
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
03:37 ANAT21:34 EEST3m, 59s
Spain
Total Solar Eclipse
19:30 CEST20:46 WEST7m, 20s
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:29 CEST19:47 CEST---
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:41 CET20:16 WEST---
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:32 CEST21:00 CEST---
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:21 CEST20:39 CEST---
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:06 MSK20:01 CEST---
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:17 CEST21:07 CEST---
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
14:40 ADT16:06 ADT---
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:26 CEST20:08 CEST---
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
16:15 BRT16:43 BRT---
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:26 EEST20:38 EEST---
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:18 GMT18:42 GMT---
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
17:21 CVT18:57 CVT---
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:38 AKDT16:38 NDT---
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:28 GMT18:51 GMT---
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:24 CEST20:18 CEST---
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:17 CEST20:36 CEST---
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:06 CEST20:57 CEST---
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:01 EEST21:27 EEST---
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
17:55 WEST19:51 WEST---
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:43 EEST21:42 EEST---
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:18 CEST21:16 CEST---
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:26 GMT19:30 GMT---
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:11 CEST21:03 CEST---
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:26 GMT18:31 GMT---
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:44 CEST21:15 CEST---
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:30 EEST20:40 EEST---
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:20 BST20:10 BST---
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:26 GMT19:20 GMT---
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:28 GMT19:28 GMT---
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:20 EEST20:11 CEST---
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:08 IST20:09 IST---
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:11 BST20:03 BST---
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:24 CEST20:46 CEST---
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:21 BST20:10 BST---
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:28 CEST19:45 CEST---
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:04 EEST21:22 EEST---
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:35 GMT19:01 GMT---
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:45 EET19:06 CET---
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:24 CEST20:38 CEST---
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:06 EEST21:19 EEST---
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:19 CEST21:00 CEST---
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:03 GMT19:13 GMT---
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:41 CEST19:56 CEST---
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:59 WEST19:40 GMT---
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:18 EEST20:31 EEST---
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:30 CEST20:38 CEST---
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:28 CEST19:52 CEST---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:44 WEST20:40 WEST---
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:14 CEST21:05 CEST---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:09 WAT18:23 GMT---
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:29 CEST19:41 CEST---
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:39 CEST20:53 CEST---
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:10 CEST20:39 CEST---
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:18 EEST19:52 CEST---
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
14:57 PMDT17:04 PMDT---
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:29 CEST20:19 CEST---
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:20 GMT19:34 GMT---
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:24 CEST19:57 CEST---
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:32 GMT19:11 GMT---
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:18 CEST20:12 CEST---
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:24 CEST20:20 CEST---
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:45 CEST20:54 CEST---
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:23 CEST20:50 CEST---
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:40 CET19:21 CET---
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:10 EEST20:53 MSK---
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
17:59 BST20:10 BST---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:34 AKDT14:52 EDT---
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:32 CEST20:14 CEST---
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
18:59 WEST20:40 WEST---
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
20:00 EEST21:43 EEST---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse980,000,00012.08%
At least 10% partial779,000,0009.60%
At least 20% partial714,000,0008.80%
At least 30% partial671,000,0008.27%
At least 40% partial627,000,0007.73%
At least 50% partial602,000,0007.42%
At least 60% partial581,000,0007.16%
At least 70% partial562,000,0006.93%
At least 80% partial521,000,0006.42%
At least 90% partial283,000,0003.49%
Totality or annularity15,200,0000.19%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 28 August 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse