PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSERovaniemi, FinlandWednesday 12 August 2026 · times in EEST (UTC+3)
80.3%
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 44m. All times are local, in EEST.
19:49 MAX 20:42 21:34
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 19:49 | 11° WNW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 20:42 | 6° WNW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 21:34 | 1° NW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was just 6° above the horizon to the north-west — low enough to need a clear, flat horizon, over water or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Rovaniemi. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 80.3% 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 2,084 km to the north-west of Rovaniemi and was 279 km wide. Only inside it was the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 04:38
- SUNSET
- 22:02
- DAY LENGTH
- 17h 24m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 23:27
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 80.3%
- COORDINATES
- 66.503° N, 25.729° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 279 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 3,415 km/h
- SAROS
- 126 · no. 54
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.8385
- 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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