Russia to Greenland to Spain
The path crossed northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland and Spain, then clipped a small part of northeastern Portugal. Elsewhere across much of the Northern Hemisphere the eclipse was partial.
NASA path and overviewEclipse archive · 12 August 2026
Replay the 12 August eclipse.
Then check your chart.
The 12 August 2026 eclipse has passed. The 3D instrument starts at greatest eclipse. Live now is the sky clock, not a claim the eclipse is still happening. Cast contact if you want. The paid eclipse edition is old news. It is not for sale here.
Greatest eclipse · 12 August 2026
Greatest eclipse was 17:45:51 UTC on 12 August 2026. Replay the 3D shadow below.
Global greatest17:45:51 UTC · 18:45:51 BST
London partial view18:17 start · ~19:13 maximum · 20:06 end
Eye safetyCertified eclipse viewers throughout every partial phase — still the rule for any future eclipse
Computing eclipse longitude01 · 3D geometry
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Archive guide · 12 August 2026
Where. When. What happened. Safety.
Free · eight-page field editionKeep the field notes.London clock · eye safety · western horizon · observation pages · 5.1 MB PDF
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90–96% coverage
London ran 18:17 · about 19:13 · 20:06 BST for first contact, maximum and end. Published tables round maximum by one minute. The Sun was low in the west.
Royal Observatory guideGreenwich, NASA, ESA
The Royal Observatory UK stream ran 18:10–20:00 BST. NASA began at 18:15 BST; ESA joined from Spain at 18:30 BST. The Perseids peaked overnight on 12–13 August under the eclipse’s new Moon.
Glasses stay on for every partial phase.
Use genuine ISO 12312-2 eclipse viewers or indirect projection. Phone cameras also need a solar filter over the lens; cameras, binoculars and telescopes need one secured over the front—not at the eyepiece. This remains the rule for every future eclipse.
What the sky does next
The next eclipses.
Dates hand-checked against published tables (July 2026). The 3D instrument above replays 12 August 2026; the living event ledger tracks what follows.
Partial lunar eclipse
The Full Moon clips Earth’s shadow, visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon that night. Safe to watch with the naked eye. No second paid edition is being sold.
Event briefing Upcoming eclipsesAnnular solar eclipse
New Moon in Aquarius leaves a ring of Sun. The annular path crosses the southern Pacific, parts of South America and the Atlantic. Listed only — no second 3D instrument here.
Upcoming eclipsesTotal solar eclipse
New Moon in Leo — one of the century’s longer totalities, tracking from the Strait of Gibraltar across North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Listed only.
Upcoming eclipsesYour chart · computed here
What did the 12 August eclipse contact in your chart?
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