Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA total solar eclipse will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and mainland Spain on 12 August, marking mainland Spain's first total solar eclipse in over a century. The celestial event will coincide with a six-planet alignment before dawn and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower after nightfall. Maximum totality will last up to two minutes and 18 seconds off the west coast of Iceland, with hundreds of millions set to view a partial eclipse across Europe, North America and West Africa. Space agencies including NASA and the European Space Agency, alongside global researchers, will conduct atmospheric and solar experiments during the event. The event acts as a prelude to a 2027 solar eclipse that will yield over six minutes of totality across southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. In fullWill you see the full solar eclipse? All the countries where it will be visibleMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
The countries where you will be able to see Wednesday’s full solar eclipse
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA total solar eclipse will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and mainland Spain on 12 August, marking mainland Spain's first total solar eclipse in over a century. The celestial event will coincide with a six-planet alignment before dawn and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower after nightfall. Maximum totality will last up to two minutes and 18 seconds off the west coast of Iceland, with hundreds of millions set to view a partial eclipse across Europe, North America and West Africa. Space agencies including NASA and the European Space Agency, alongside global researchers, will conduct atmospheric and solar experiments during the event. The event acts as a prelude to a 2027 solar eclipse that will yield over six minutes of totality across southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. In fullWill you see the full solar eclipse? All the countries where it will be visibleMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
