Solar eclipse 2026: dates and where it will be visible
Every solar eclipse of 2026: date, type, time of greatest eclipse in UTC, magnitude, duration and regions of visibility.
| Date | Greatest eclipse at (UTC) | Magnitude | Length of the central phase | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 2026 | Annular | 12:12 | 0.963 | 2min 20s | South America, Southern Africa, Antarctica |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Total | 17:46 | 1.039 | 2min 18s | Arctic, Europe, North America, West Africa, Atlantic Ocean |
17 Feb 2026 · Annular
| Greatest eclipse at | 12:12 UTC |
| Magnitude | 0.963 |
| Length of the central phase | 2min 20s |
| Central path | — |
| Partial in | Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini |
12 Aug 2026 · Total
| Greatest eclipse at | 17:46 UTC |
| Magnitude | 1.039 |
| Length of the central phase | 2min 18s |
| Central path | Greenland, Ísland, España |
| Partial in | Portugal, España, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Deutschland, Italia, Schweiz / Suisse, Austria, Nederland, BE, Danmark, Norge, Sverige, Suomi, Polska, Greece, Maroc, Algérie, United States, Canada, Russia |
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See also
- Upcoming eclipses, 2026 to 2030
- Solar eclipse 2027: dates and where it will be visible
- Solar eclipse 2028: dates and where it will be visible
- Solar eclipse 2029: dates and where it will be visible
- Solar eclipse 2030: dates and where it will be visible
- Lunar eclipse 2026: dates and where it will be visible
How these times are calculated
Eclipse dates, times, magnitudes and durations come from the NASA/GSFC Five Millennium Catalog by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus. NASA publishes the instants in Dynamical Time; here they appear in UTC, with ΔT already subtracted. For the exact path of totality, see NASA’s own page.
- Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC — eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov