PREVIEW

The total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, took place primarily over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, as well as the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic. The point of maximum eclipse occurred in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Iceland. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves precisely between the Sun and the Earth, blocking sunlight and casting a shadow onto a small area of ​​the Earth's surface. Pictured here is the solar eclipse as photographed in Spain. Alicante, August 12, 2026.