Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026
| Total eclipse | |
.jpg) Total eclipse at 18:29:32 UTC as seen from León, Spain | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | 0.8977 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 1.0386 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 138 s (2 min 18 s) |
| Coordinates | 65°12′N 25°12′W / 65.2°N 25.2°W |
| Max. width of band | 294 km (183 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 17:47:06 |
| References | |
| Saros | 126 (48 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9566 |
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, 12 August 2026,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0386. Totality occured in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.3 days after perigee (on 10 August 2026, at 11:18 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[2]
The total eclipse passed over northernmost Siberia, the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, northern Spain, a small part of northeastern Portugal, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Balearic Islands.[3] The points of greatest duration and greatest eclipse were just 45 km (28 mi) off the western coast of Iceland around 65°30' N and 25°25' W, where the totality lasted 2 minutes and 18.2 seconds.[4] The first part of the total eclipse path unusually passed from east to west from Russia to Greenland, passing about 100 km south of the North Pole.[5][6] A partial eclipse covered more than 90% of the Sun in Ireland, Great Britain, and northern Italy, and to a lesser extent across much of the rest of Europe, North Africa, and northern North America.[7][8] The total eclipse passed over northern Spain from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean coast, as well as the Balearic Islands.[9][10] The total eclipse was visible from the cities of A Coruña, Valencia, Zaragoza, Palma, and Bilbao, but both Madrid and Barcelona were just outside the path of totality.[11][10]
This was the first total eclipse to be visible in Europe since 20 March 2015. It was the first total solar eclipse visible in Iceland since 30 June 1954, also solar saros series 126 (descending node), and the only one to occur in the 21st century; the next one visible over Iceland will be in 2196. It was also the first total solar eclipse visible from the territory of present-day Spain since 2 October 1959 in the Canary Islands, and the first from the Spanish mainland since 30 August 1905.[12] The next total eclipse visible in Spain will happen less than a year later on 2 August 2027.[13]
Observations
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The eclipse path proceeded from North Siberia throughout the Arctic Region, Iceland, the eastern Atlantic to Spain, and the Mediterranean.[14]
Solar eclipse below the horizon
[edit]The considerable eclipse gamma (more than 0.8) gave observers—where the totally eclipsed Sun was just below the horizon—an opportunity to observe the lunar shadow in the high atmosphere as well as shortened civil twilight and extended nautical twilight. The darkening of the twilight sky improved the chances of observing the inner zodiacal light.[15]
Bright planets and stars visible during totality
[edit]Far northern Russia was treated to a dawn eclipse. In the east of the Taymyr Peninsula (north-east of Krasnoyarsk Krai) the maximum of total phase occurred on 13 August at 00:00 local time during the midnight sun.[16]
In Iceland, the eclipse was a mid-afternoon event occurring about 4 hours before sunset; it started in Reykjavík at around 16:47, with totality being reached at 17:48.[17]
In Spain, the eclipse occurred about 1 hour before sunset. Mercury and Jupiter, west of the eclipsed Sun, were therefore very low below it. Venus was brilliant well up in the southwest, with Spica to its east. Arcturus was high in the south, and the Summer Triangle was well up in the east. Lower in the south, Antares was minutes away from transit.[18]
Gallery
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With Baily's beads in Mallorca, Spain
Totality from Valladolid, Spain
View from a cruise ship north of Ibiza, with diamond ring effect visible
Partial
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From Vöcklabruck, Austria
From Prague, Czech Republic, with Prague Castle visible
From La Rochelle, France, where the eclipse was 96.6%
From Passau, Germany
From Warsaw, Poland
From Brastad, Sweden
From Bath, England
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Views outside Europe
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Partial from Halifax, Canada
Partial from White Plains, New York
Partial from Sayada, Tunisia
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Composites
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Time-lapse sequence from Logroño, Spain
Time-lapse sequence from Molina de Aragón, Spain
Time-lapse of the eclipse from Pleumeur-Bodou, France
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News and tourism
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The longest the eclipse lasted on land was in Látrabjarg in Iceland. It was forecast that many people would make their way there that day. Plans were made to ensure safety in the area, but many of the roads to Látrabjarg are very narrow and dangerous. There was talk of closing the area to car traffic and ferrying people by bus.[19] Work has started on repairing parts of the road to Látrabjarg, partly as routine maintenance but also because of the eclipse.[20]
All locations where the eclipse is better seen experienced a surge in hotel room prices.[21]
Roscosmos along with Yandex Weather organized a live broadcast of the partial eclipse (up to 79% obscuration) in Saint Petersburg from the top of Lakhta Center, the tallest building in Russia and Europe. Astronaut Pyotr Dubrov also captured the eclipse from the ISS, at an altitude of approximately 4,000 kilometers.[22]
In Spain and Portugal, there has been a surge of "eclipse tourists" moving towards locations that social media and news reports have identified as the best spots to see the eclipse. In Spain, a total of 660 official viewing sites have been selected by regional governments to handle the expected influx of more than 440,000 people. Authorities estimate between 1.5 million and 6 million people could be on the road during the day to head to viewing sites, which prompted the deployment of 24,000 police officers around the area of the eclipse.[23][24] In Portugal, news outlets have been outlining the use of eclipse glasses,[25] pointed out a Perseid meteor shower that will happen after the eclipse,[26] explored the history of the last time a total solar eclipse was seen in the country (17 April 1912)[27] and the fact that the next one will only be seen in 118 years.[25][28]
Euronews has reported on the hat-trick of solar eclipses that Spain will experience in the next three consecutive years.[29]
On 13 August, the BBC published an article about how to check for eye damage caused by the Sun during an eclipse, citing that 70 people were left with permanent damaged sight after the 1999 eclipse.[30]
Research
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NASA flew one of its WB-57s to chase the eclipse's shadow over the North Atlantic Ocean near Iceland, allowing more time to conduct coronal research. The aircraft flew at 50,000 feet to avoid cloud cover and reduce atmospheric effects, and its planned speed of 460 miles per hour (400 kn) aimed to extend its view of totality from 2 minutes and 18 seconds to nearly 3 minutes. On board the aircraft were four cameras to capture the corona in various wavelengths of visible and infrared light. Data captured aims to help researchers better understand the corona's temperature and the causes of solar wind.[31][32][33]
Eclipse timing
[edit]Places experiencing total eclipse
[edit]| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Start of total eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of total eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Totality (minutes) | Eclipse (hours) | Maximum magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greenland |
Station Nord | 16:19:51 | 17:18:08 | 17:18:16 | 17:18:24 | 18:15:53 | 0:16 | 1:56 | 1.0005 |
 Iceland |
Ísafjörður | 16:43:17 | 17:44:08 | 17:44:53 | 17:45:39 | 18:43:59 | 1:31 | 2:01 | 1.0052 |
| Látrabjarg | 16:43:39 | 17:44:28 | 17:45:34 | 17:46:41 | 18:44:55 | 2:13 | 2:01 | 1.014 | |
| Borgarnes | 16:46:28 | 17:47:41 | 17:48:00 | 17:48:21 | 18:46:53 | 0:40 | 2:00 | 1.0012 | |
| Reykjavík | 16:47:11 | 17:48:16 | 17:48:47 | 17:49:17 | 18:47:40 | 1:01 | 2:00 | 1.0024 | |
| Keflavík | 16:47:11 | 17:48:05 | 17:48:54 | 17:49:44 | 18:47:54 | 1:39 | 2:01 | 1.0064 | |
 Portugal |
Guadramil / Rio de Onor | 18:33:49 | 19:30:20 | 19:30:29 | 19:30:37 | 20:23:31 (sunset) | 0:17 | 1:49 | 1.0006 |
 Spain |
Santander | 19:31:22 | 20:26:57 | 20:27:29 | 20:28:01 | 21:20:09 | 1:04 | 1:52 | 1.0036 |
| Bilbao | 19:31:47 | 20:27:23 | 20:27:38 | 20:27:54 | 21:19:07 (sunset) | 0:31 | 1:47 | 1.0011 | |
| Gijón | 19:31:02 | 20:26:48 | 20:27:40 | 20:28:33 | 21:20:46 | 1:45 | 1:50 | 1.0127 | |
| Oviedo | 19:31:19 | 20:27:05 | 20:28:00 | 20:28:54 | 21:21:06 | 1:49 | 1:50 | 1.0155 | |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 19:32:31 | 20:27:43 | 20:28:15 | 20:28:47 | 21:17:12 (sunset) | 1:04 | 1:45 | 1.0038 | |
| A Coruña | 19:30:56 | 20:27:40 | 20:28:19 | 20:28:57 | 21:22:01 | 1:17 | 1:51 | 1.005 | |
| Lugo | 19:31:43 | 20:28:07 | 20:28:50 | 20:29:31 | 21:22:16 | 1:24 | 1:51 | 1.0063 | |
| Logroño | 19:33:13 | 20:28:09 | 20:28:50 | 20:29:31 | 21:15:33 (sunset) | 1:22 | 1:42 | 1.0067 | |
| Burgos | 19:33:21 | 20:28:24 | 20:29:17 | 20:30:08 | 21:20:12 (sunset) | 1:44 | 1:47 | 1.0139 | |
| Ponferrada | 19:32:42 | 20:28:44 | 20:29:28 | 20:30:11 | 21:22:36 | 1:27 | 1:50 | 1.0069 | |
| Zaragoza | 19:34:40 | 20:29:02 | 20:29:44 | 20:30:27 | 21:07:33 (sunset) | 1:25 | 1:33 | 1.0074 | |
| Palencia | 19:33:53 | 20:29:08 | 20:29:59 | 20:30:51 | 21:22:35 | 1:43 | 1:49 | 1.0123 | |
| Salou | 19:35:38 | 20:29:31 | 20:30:05 | 20:30:39 | 20:58:21 (sunset) | 1:08 | 1:23 | 1.0046 | |
| Valladolid | 19:34:30 | 20:29:53 | 20:30:37 | 20:31:20 | 21:22:54 (sunset) | 1:27 | 1:48 | 1.0076 | |
| Mahón | 19:37:22 | 20:30:16 | 20:30:51 | 20:31:26 | 20:43:31 (sunset) | 1:10 | 1:06 | 1.0055 | |
| Port de Pollença | 19:37:27 | 20:30:30 | 20:31:14 | 20:31:58 | 20:48:16 (sunset) | 1:28 | 1:11 | 1.0097 | |
| Alcúdia | 19:37:33 | 20:30:34 | 20:31:19 | 20:32:03 | 20:48:01 (sunset) | 1:29 | 1:10 | 1.0102 | |
| Segovia | 19:35:47 | 20:31:09 | 20:31:37 | 20:32:06 | 21:19:04 (sunset) | 0:57 | 1:43 | 1.003 | |
| Teruel | 19:36:55 | 20:31:04 | 20:31:51 | 20:32:38 | 21:05:52 | 1:34 | 1:29 | 1.0105 | |
| Palma | 19:38:03 | 20:31:05 | 20:31:53 | 20:32:41 | 20:49:22 (sunset) | 1:36 | 1:11 | 1.0152 | |
| Guadalajara | 19:36:23 | 20:31:21 | 20:31:55 | 20:32:28 | 21:14:38 (sunset) | 1:07 | 1:38 | 1.0042 | |
| Cuenca | 19:37:23 | 20:32:06 | 20:32:33 | 20:32:59 | 21:09:27 (sunset) | 0:53 | 1:32 | 1.0027 | |
| Valencia | 19:38:24 | 20:32:30 | 20:33:00 | 20:33:30 | 21:01:16 (sunset) | 1:00 | 1:23 | 1.0036 | |
| Sant Antoni de Portmany | 19:39:08 | 20:32:40 | 20:33:13 | 20:33:46 | 20:53:39 (sunset) | 1:06 | 1:15 | 1.0047 | |
| Ibiza | 19:39:15 | 20:32:45 | 20:33:18 | 20:33:49 | 20:53:00 (sunset) | 1:04 | 1:14 | 1.0043 |
Places experiencing partial eclipse
[edit]| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of eclipse (hours) | Maximum coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
Alert | 12:09:49 | 13:09:31 | 14:08:56 | 1:59 | 93.42% |
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
Longyearbyen | 18:28:51 | 19:24:53 | 20:19:53 | 1:51 | 90.74% |
| Greenland |
Danmarkshavn | 16:26:59 | 17:26:23 | 18:24:29 | 1:58 | 99.12% |
| Greenland |
Ittoqqortoormiit | 15:36:14 | 16:37:02 | 17:35:50 | 2:00 | 99.67% |
| Iceland |
Vestmannaeyjar | 16:49:11 | 17:50:30 | 18:49:02 | 2:00 | 99.63% |
 Faroe Islands |
Tórshavn | 17:56:29 | 18:54:51 | 19:50:34 | 1:54 | 91.22% |
 Sweden |
Stockholm | 19:03:17 | 19:56:12 | 20:46:01 (sunset) | 1:43 | 81.02% |
| Norway |
Oslo | 19:02:40 | 19:57:03 | 20:49:13 | 1:47 | 83.07% |
 Poland |
Warsaw | 19:14:37 | 20:02:54 | 20:06:41 (sunset) | 0:52 | 81.72% |
 Denmark |
Copenhagen | 19:10:08 | 20:03:37 | 20:52:19 (sunset) | 1:42 | 83.54% |
 Germany |
Berlin | 19:15:28 | 20:08:25 | 20:38:04 (sunset) | 1:23 | 84.89% |
 Isle of Man |
Douglas | 18:11:47 | 19:09:10 | 20:03:29 | 1:52 | 92.39% |
 Austria |
Vienna | 19:22:03 | 20:10:14 | 20:13:39 (sunset) | 0:52 | 84.89% |
 Ireland |
Dublin | 18:12:54 | 19:10:42 | 20:05:19 | 1:52 | 94.02% |
 Netherlands |
Amsterdam | 19:16:05 | 20:10:56 | 21:03:03 | 1:47 | 88.26% |
 Italy |
Rome | 19:32:47 | 20:11:38 | 20:14:38 (sunset) | 0:42 | 69.17% |
 Czech Republic |
Prague | 19:19:22 | 20:11:48 | 20:26:34 (sunset) | 1:07 | 86.29% |
 Slovenia |
Ljubljana | 19:25:51 | 20:12:28 | 20:15:44 (sunset) | 0:50 | 84.25% |
 United Kingdom |
London | 18:17:19 | 19:13:19 | 20:06:21 | 1:49 | 91.42% |
 Belgium |
Brussels | 19:18:46 | 20:13:35 | 21:05:36 | 1:50 | 89.55% |
 Luxembourg |
Luxembourg | 19:20:56 | 20:15:11 | 20:58:21 (sunset) | 1:37 | 89.68% |
 France |
Paris | 19:22:13 | 20:17:19 | 21:09:28 | 1:49 | 92.12% |
 Switzerland |
Zurich | 19:24:36 | 20:18:01 | 20:42:48 (sunset) | 1:18 | 90.66% |
 Monaco |
Monaco | 19:30:44 | 20:23:58 | 20:38:45 (sunset) | 1:08 | 95.01% |
 Andorra |
Andorra la Vella | 19:33:12 | 20:27:45 | 20:59:43 (sunset) | 1:27 | 99.03% |
| Spain |
Madrid | 19:36:45 | 20:32:23 | 21:16:22 (sunset) | 1:40 | 99.98% |
 Algeria |
Algiers | 18:42:36 | 19:33:45 | 19:42:40 (sunset) | 1:00 | 96.09% |
| Portugal |
Lisbon | 18:39:17 | 19:36:07 | 20:29:08 | 1:50 | 94.52% |
 Gibraltar |
Gibraltar | 19:44:09 | 20:39:27 | 21:15:11 (sunset) | 1:31 | 93.03% |
 Morocco |
Casablanca | 18:48:35 | 19:43:52 | 20:20:01 (sunset) | 1:31 | 86.97% |
Eclipse parameters
[edit]Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attained the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[34]
| Event | Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD) |
|---|---|
| First penumbral external contact | 2026 August 12 at 15:35:23.9 TD |
| First umbral external contact | 2026 August 12 at 16:59:18.1 TD |
| First central line | 2026 August 12 at 17:01:16.5 TD |
| First umbral internal contact | 2026 August 12 at 17:03:19.0 TD |
| Equatorial conjunction | 2026 August 12 at 17:05:01.6 TD |
| Ecliptic conjunction | 2026 August 12 at 17:37:53.9 TD |
| Greatest duration | 2026 August 12 at 17:45:53.9 TD |
| Greatest eclipse | 2026 August 12 at 17:47:05.8 TD |
| Last umbral internal contact | 2026 August 12 at 18:31:21.6 TD |
| Last central line | 2026 August 12 at 18:33:21.7 TD |
| Last umbral external contact | 2026 August 12 at 18:35:17.7 TD |
| Last penumbral external contact | 2026 August 12 at 19:59:09.2 TD |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse magnitude | 1.03863 |
| Eclipse obscuration | 1.07876 |
| Gamma | 0.89774 |
| Sun right ascension | 09h29m47.3s |
| Sun declination | +14°48'04.5" |
| Sun semi-diameter | 15'47.0" |
| Sun equatorial horizontal parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon right ascension | 09h31m17.3s |
| Moon declination | +15°36'58.5" |
| Moon semi-diameter | 16'16.9" |
| Moon equatorial horizontal parallax | 0°59'45.1" |
| ΔT | 72.4 s |
Eclipse season
[edit]This eclipse was part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.[35]
| 12 August Descending node (new moon) | 28 August Ascending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
|  |
| Total solar eclipse Solar saros 126 | Partial lunar eclipse Lunar saros 138 |
Related eclipses
[edit]Eclipses in 2026
[edit]- An annular solar eclipse on 17 February.
- A total lunar eclipse on 3 March.
- A total solar eclipse on 12 August.
- A partial lunar eclipse on 28 August.[36]
Metonic
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of 25 October 2022
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of 1 June 2030
Tzolkinex
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of 2 July 2019
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of 23 September 2033
Half-saros
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of 7 August 2017
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of 19 August 2035[37]
Tritos
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of 13 September 2015
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of 13 July 2037
Solar saros 126
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of 1 August 2008
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of 23 August 2044[38]
Inex
[edit]This eclipse is a member of Inex series 70.[39]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of 2 September 1997
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of 24 July 2055[39]
Triad
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of 12 October 1939
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of 13 June 2113
Solar eclipses of 2026–2029
[edit]This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[40]
The partial solar eclipses on June 12, 2029 and December 5, 2029 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2026 to 2029 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 121 | February 17, 2026 Annular |
−0.97427 | 126 | August 12, 2026 Total |
0.89774 | |
| 131 | February 6, 2027 Annular |
−0.29515 | 136 | August 2, 2027 Total |
0.14209 | |
| 141 | January 26, 2028 Annular |
0.39014 | 146 | July 22, 2028 Total |
−0.60557 | |
| 151 | January 14, 2029 Partial |
1.05532 | 156 | July 11, 2029 Partial |
−1.41908 | |
Saros 126
[edit]This eclipse is a part of Saros series 126, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 72 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on March 10, 1179. It contains annular eclipses from June 4, 1323 through April 4, 1810; hybrid eclipses from April 14, 1828 through May 6, 1864; and total eclipses from May 17, 1882 through August 23, 2044. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on May 3, 2459. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of annularity was produced by member 11 at 6 minutes, 30 seconds on June 26, 1359, and the longest duration of totality was produced by member 45 at 2 minutes, 36 seconds on July 10, 1972. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[41]
| Series members 36–57 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 37 | 38 |
 April 4, 1810 |
 April 14, 1828 |
 April 25, 1846 |
| 39 | 40 | 41 |
 May 6, 1864 |
 May 17, 1882 |
 May 28, 1900 |
| 42 | 43 | 44 |
 June 8, 1918 |
 June 19, 1936 |
 June 30, 1954 |
| 45 | 46 | 47 |
 July 10, 1972 |
 July 22, 1990 |
 August 1, 2008 |
| 48 | 49 | 50 |
August 12, 2026 |
 August 23, 2044 |
 September 3, 2062 |
| 51 | 52 | 53 |
 September 13, 2080 |
 September 25, 2098 |
 October 6, 2116 |
| 54 | 55 | 56 |
 October 17, 2134 |
 October 28, 2152 |
 November 8, 2170 |
| 57 | ||
 November 18, 2188 | ||
Metonic series
[edit]The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.
| 22 eclipse events between June 1, 2011 and October 24, 2098 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31–June 1 | March 19–20 | January 5–6 | October 24–25 | August 12–13 |
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
 June 1, 2011 |
 March 20, 2015 |
 January 6, 2019 |
 October 25, 2022 |
August 12, 2026 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
 June 1, 2030 |
 March 20, 2034 |
 January 5, 2038 |
 October 25, 2041 |
 August 12, 2045 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
 May 31, 2049 |
 March 20, 2053 |
 January 5, 2057 |
 October 24, 2060 |
 August 12, 2064 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
 May 31, 2068 |
 March 19, 2072 |
 January 6, 2076 |
 October 24, 2079 |
 August 13, 2083 |
| 158 | 160 | 162 | 164 | |
 June 1, 2087 |
 October 24, 2098 | |||
Tritos series
[edit]This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
| Series members between 1801 and 2200 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 March 25, 1819 (Saros 107) |
 February 23, 1830 (Saros 108) |
 January 22, 1841 (Saros 109) |
 November 21, 1862 (Saros 111) | |
 August 20, 1895 (Saros 114) |
 July 21, 1906 (Saros 115) |
 June 19, 1917 (Saros 116) | ||
 May 19, 1928 (Saros 117) |
 April 19, 1939 (Saros 118) |
 March 18, 1950 (Saros 119) |
 February 15, 1961 (Saros 120) |
 January 16, 1972 (Saros 121) |
 December 15, 1982 (Saros 122) |
 November 13, 1993 (Saros 123) |
 October 14, 2004 (Saros 124) |
 September 13, 2015 (Saros 125) |
August 12, 2026 (Saros 126) |
 July 13, 2037 (Saros 127) |
 June 11, 2048 (Saros 128) |
 May 11, 2059 (Saros 129) |
 April 11, 2070 (Saros 130) |
 March 10, 2081 (Saros 131) |
 February 7, 2092 (Saros 132) |
 January 8, 2103 (Saros 133) |
 December 8, 2113 (Saros 134) |
 November 6, 2124 (Saros 135) |
 October 7, 2135 (Saros 136) |
 September 6, 2146 (Saros 137) |
 August 5, 2157 (Saros 138) |
 July 5, 2168 (Saros 139) |
 June 5, 2179 (Saros 140) |
 May 4, 2190 (Saros 141) |
Inex series
[edit]This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
| Series members between 1801 and 2200 | ||
|---|---|---|
 January 1, 1824 (Saros 119) |
 December 11, 1852 (Saros 120) |
 November 21, 1881 (Saros 121) |
 November 2, 1910 (Saros 122) |
 October 12, 1939 (Saros 123) |
 September 22, 1968 (Saros 124) |
 September 2, 1997 (Saros 125) |
August 12, 2026 (Saros 126) |
 July 24, 2055 (Saros 127) |
 July 3, 2084 (Saros 128) |
 June 13, 2113 (Saros 129) |
 May 25, 2142 (Saros 130) |
 May 5, 2171 (Saros 131) |
 April 14, 2200 (Saros 132) |
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References
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- ↑ Espenak, Fred (6 January 2022). "Moon at Perigee and Apogee: 2001 to 2100". AstroPixels. Archived from the original on 20 July 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
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External links
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- Eclipse 2026 – Portuguese event website (Archive 2026-08-12), website organized by Portugal Space/ESA and other partners.
- "Trio de Eclipses" – Spanish government/Instituto Geográfico Nacional event website (Archive 2026-08-12)
- "Path of Total Solar Eclipse of 2026 Aug 12 – NASA Eclipse Data". NASA. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- "Total Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026". Starwalk. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- "Total Solar Eclipse of 2026 Aug 12". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.
- "Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- "2026 Total Solar Eclipse Maps for Iceland and Spain". National Eclipse. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- Jay Anderson (1 February 2023). "Total Solar Eclipse: 2026 August 12". Eclipsophile. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- "Total Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026 – Iceland". eclipse2026.is. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- "Partial Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026 – UK". ukeclipse.com. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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