Total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026: Where will it be visible?
Dubai: Millions of skywatchers across Europe and North America are preparing for one of the year's most significant astronomical events on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - a rare total solar eclipse tracing a dramatic path over the North Atlantic. The spectacle will not look the same for everyone. A narrow corridor of totality will sweep from northern Russia across Greenland, Iceland and the North…
On August 12, 2026, millions of skywatchers in Europe and North America will be treated to a rare total solar eclipse. This astronomical event will traverse a narrow corridor across the North Atlantic, starting in northern Russia, passing through Greenland, Iceland, the North Atlantic, northeastern Portugal, and northern Spain. Within this path, observers will experience totality, where the Moon fully obscures the Sun's disc.
However, those outside this path will witness a partial eclipse, with varying degrees of the Sun being obscured. The UAE, unfortunately, will not be within the path of totality and will not see the eclipse at all.
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