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, while the UK and Ireland will witness a partial eclipse. 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

Skywatchers in Europe and North America anticipate a total solar eclipse on August 12. A narrow path of totality will cross Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. Partial eclipse views…

Spain, Iceland and Greenland will see totality as the sun, moon and Earth align near sunset; an even longer eclipse in 2027 will also be visible from Israel

The narrow path of totality across parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, and northeastern Portugal.

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