Total Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026 - Time and List of Cities, Countries to Watch
A Total Solar Eclipse will be witnessed Wednesday August 12, 2026 and will be visible in Europe, United States, Canada, Northwestern Africa and other northern regions (Total or Partial) but not in India, Saudi Arabia and other Asian countries
Total Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026: A Total Solar Eclipse will be witnessed Wednesday August 12, 2026 and will be visible in Europe, United States, Canada, Northwestern Africa and other northern regions (Total or Partial) but not in India, Saudi Arabia and other Asian countries.
A Total Solar Eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, and covers the Sun entirely, leaving the day sky completely dark.
The Solar Eclipse Wednesday August 12, 2026 will be Total Eclipse in some parts of Europe, especially in Spain, Iceland, Greenland and beyond, and partial in other parts of the world like the United States and Canada.
August 12 Solar Eclipse Start and End Time
The August 12, 2026, Total Solar Eclipse will begin at 15.34 GMT.
The Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026 will reach totality at 16:58 GMT (first location), reaching the peak at 17:46 GMT. The time of the last location where the total solar eclipse will end Wednesday August 12, 2026 is 18:34, according to Time and Date.
The duration of the Total Solar Eclipse when the Moon will completely cover the Sun and the day will become dark is 02 minutes and 18 seconds.
During the different phases of the Total Solar Eclipse Wednesday, stargazers will have a chance to witness and see various celestial events including sunspots, crescent-shaped shadows of the Sun, Shadow Bands (also known as Shadow Snakes), Diamond Ring (Baily's beads), and Solar Corona.
List of Countries to watch Total/Solar Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026
The August 2026 eclipse will start at around 4:56 am EST in the United States. It will peak at 7:12 a.m. EST and end at 9:27 am EST.
The Total Solar Eclipse will be visible in mainland Europe for the first time since 1999, with much of Spain coming under the path of totality or the area in which the moon’s shadow will fall, resulting in complete darkness during daytime. On the other hand, Western Europe, parts of northwestern Africa and some parts of the United States and Canada, will see a partial solar eclipse.
Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal are in the list of countries where the Total Solar Eclipse will be seen on Wednesday August 12, 2026.
A Partial Solar Eclipse will be seen in most of Europe, Northwestern Africa, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, and parts of neighboring West African countries, North America, including major parts of Canada and the northern United States - from Alaska eastward to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, roughly down to North Carolina and the areas in Northern Asia / Russia that come outside the limited path of totality.
India, Saudi Arabia to miss August 2026 Solar Eclipse
In India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and other countries in Asia the August 12 solar eclipse will not be visible.
As per the tradition of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Muslims residing in the countries and cities where Partial Solar Eclipse will be visible on August 12, 2026 will offer Special Eclipse Prayers “Salat al Khusoof”.
The Special Prayers for Solar Eclipse, however, will not be offered in Masjid Haram in Makkah and Masjid Nabawi in Madinah as the eclipse will not be visible in Saudi Arabia.
The next Total Solar Eclipse will be on August 02, 2027. The total solar eclipse on August 02, 2027 will be visible in Spain, India, Pakistan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, UAEm Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia and others in the line.
The last Solar Eclipse of the year 2026 was a Partial and Annular Solar Eclipse seen on February 17, 2026.
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