Overview
- The solar eclipse on 12 August 2026 will produce a narrow band of totality across northern Spain and a major partial eclipse over much of Europe.
- Hotels in the Spanish totality zone are largely booked and officials and reporters expect millions of visitors to travel to sites such as León, the Asturian coast, Santander and the Bilbao area.
- Local visibility estimates show near-total coverage in some spots, with Mallorca about 99 percent obscured and Unistellar projecting roughly 89 percent obscuration in Munich, 88 percent in Frankfurt, and 85 percent in Berlin and Hamburg.
- The eclipse peaks late in the day at about 19:19 local time, so the low western Sun raises the risk that buildings, terrain or clouds will block views and makes finding an unobstructed west-facing site essential.
- Observers should use certified solar filters or eclipse glasses for direct viewing, expect short-lived effects such as temperature drops and quiet in places like Iceland, and note that the next eclipse visible from Germany is not expected until 2081.