Two August eclipses: total solar on 12th, partial lunar on 27–28

A total solar eclipse—the first on the Iberian Peninsula in more than a century—will darken the skies over Spain at sunset on August 12, 2026.

The moon’s shadow will travel from the Arctic, bringing a partial eclipse to Alaska, Canada, Iceland, and parts of Europe and the eastern United States. Only eastern Greenland, western Iceland, and Spain will witness totality.

In Spain, the total phase begins around 8:30 p.m. Central European Time and lasts about two minutes. The entire eclipse spans roughly an hour.

A partial lunar eclipse follows on the night of August 27–28, 2026, with up to 96 percent of the moon slipping into Earth’s shadow.

It will be visible across the Americas, with optimal viewing from eastern and central Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. In Mexico City, the partial phase starts at 8:30 p.m. local time, peaks at 10:13 p.m., and ends at 11:53 p.m.

Unlike the solar eclipse, the lunar event requires no eye protection—just clear, dark skies away from city lights.

They are the last eclipses of 2026, as the year’s other two have already occurred.