TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEReykjavik, IcelandWednesday 12 August 2026 · times in UTC+0
58s
OF TOTAL DARKNESS
The Sun disappeared completely. The corona came out around a black disc, bright stars and planets appeared, and the horizon glowed like sunset in every direction at once.
100% COVERED SUN 24° UP 135 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 00m. All times are local, in UTC+0.
16:47 MAX 17:48 18:47
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 16:47 | 31° WSW |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 17:48 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 17:48 | 24° WSW |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 17:49 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 18:47 | 18° W |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was only 24° above the horizon to the west, so an open view in that direction was needed.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Reykjavik. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
The Sun disappeared entirely. For those few minutes the corona stood out around a black disc, bright stars and planets came out, and the horizon took on the colours of a sunset in every direction at once. It was not a deeper version of a partial eclipse; it was a different event, and the difference arrived in the last few seconds.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
Reykjavik lay inside the path, 135 km from its centre line. The path was 295 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:09
- SUNSET
- 21:53
- DAY LENGTH
- 16h 45m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 23:01
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 100%
- COORDINATES
- 64.147° N, 21.94° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 295 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 3,415 km/h
- SAROS
- 126 · no. 54
- MAGNITUDE
- 1.0018
- 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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What else is coming here?
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