Overview
- On August 2, 2027, totality will sweep from Spain across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia, with Ceuta and Melilla near roughly 6 minutes 22 seconds and Luxor close to the point of greatest eclipse.
- On August 12, 2026, complete coverage will be visible from Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia and a small area of Portugal, with a maximum totality of about 2 minutes 20 seconds in mid‑latitudes.
- Cities within the 2026 path of totality include Reykjavik, Nuuk, Oviedo, Bilbao and A Coruña, while major hubs such as Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, London and Berlin will see a partial eclipse.
- Timeanddate reports global UTC milestones for the 2026 event, including the first partial contact at 15:34:15 and the maximum at 17:46:06.
- NASA urges safe viewing using ISO 12312-2–certified solar glasses or handheld viewers, warns against unfiltered optics, and notes that direct viewing without protection is safe only during totality.