PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELongyearbyen, Svalbard & Jan MayenWednesday 12 August 2026 · times in CEST (UTC+2)
90.7%
OF THE SUN COVERED
Almost all of the Sun went. The light weakened and cooled noticeably, shadows sharpened, and the temperature dropped — but it did not get dark, and the remaining sliver was still blinding.
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 1h 51m. All times are local, in CEST.
18:28 MAX 19:24 20:19
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 18:28 | 16° W |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 19:24 | 13° W |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 20:19 | 11° WNW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was only 13° above the horizon to the west, so an open view in that direction was needed.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Longyearbyen. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
With 90.7% of the Sun covered the light noticeably weakened and cooled, shadows grew sharp-edged, and the temperature dropped. Gaps between leaves projected rows of crescents onto the ground. The Sun stayed dangerous to look at throughout.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
The path passed 856 km to the north-west of Longyearbyen and was 274 km wide. Only inside it was the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- DAY LENGTH
- 24h 00m
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 90.7%
- COORDINATES
- 78.223° N, 15.628° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 274 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 3,415 km/h
- SAROS
- 126 · no. 54
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9194
- 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.
NEXT FROM LONGYEARBYEN
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Longyearbyen has coming, soonest first.