About this date
Next Total Solar Eclipse
The next total solar eclipse visible from Earth will occur on August 12, 2026, passing over the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, and Spain.
How this countdown is calculated
- Date certainty: exact.
- Date maintenance: Calendar rule.
- Time policy: utc.
Quick facts
- The path of totality will sweep across parts of Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain.
- The maximum duration of totality will be 2 minutes and 18 seconds.
- It will be the first total solar eclipse visible in mainland Europe since 1999.