PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEAarhus, DenmarkWednesday 12 August 2026 · times in CEST (UTC+2)
84.1%
OF THE SUN COVERED
A clear bite was taken out of the Sun. Daylight barely changed, so this was an eclipse you had to know about in advance to notice.
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 1h 46m. All times are local, in CEST.
19:09 MAX 20:03 20:55
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 19:09 | 14° W |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 20:03 | 7° WNW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 20:55 | 0° WNW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was just 7° above the horizon to the west — low enough to need a clear, flat horizon, over water or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Aarhus. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 84.1% at maximum. Daylight barely changed — the eye adapts far too well for that — so this was an eclipse you had to know about in advance to notice. Anyone watching needed a filter; the remaining Sun was as dangerous as an uneclipsed one.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
The path passed 1,803 km to the west of Aarhus and was 320 km wide. Only inside it was the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:43
- SUNSET
- 21:03
- DAY LENGTH
- 15h 20m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 21:48
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 84.1%
- COORDINATES
- 56.163° N, 10.204° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 320 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 3,415 km/h
- SAROS
- 126 · no. 54
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.8681
- GAMMA
- 0.8977
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
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