First total solar eclipse of 2026 falls on August 12: What makes it special, the best places to watch, and what you must never do

The Moon will slide fully across the Sun on the evening of August 12, dropping a narrow band of Europe into darkness for a little over a minute in some places and close to two in others. It is the first total solar eclipse anywhere on Earth since April 2024, and the first to cross the Iberian Peninsula in more than a century.

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