Who's ready for today's eclipse?
The "path of totality" eclipse depicted in the image sequence takes place today, Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
This highly anticipated event stretches across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain.
Over 15 million residents and travelers located along this trajectory are experiencing brief, awe-inspiring periods of complete daytime darkness.
Meanwhile, nearly a billion people across much of Western Europe, parts of North America, and North Africa are observing varying degrees of a dramatic partial solar eclipse.
The astronomical progression unfolds across the globe according to the following specific schedule:
15:34 GMT (17:34 CEST): The partial eclipse begins at the first location on Earth.
16:58 GMT (18:58 CEST): The total solar eclipse begins at the first location.
17:46 GMT (19:46 CEST): The eclipse reaches its ultimate maximum point globally.
17:48 GMT (19:48 CEST): Totality reaches peak visibility over Reykjavik, Iceland.
18:27 GMT (20:27 CEST): The path of totality makes its entry across northern Spain.
18:34 GMT (20:34 CEST): The total eclipse phase officially ends globally.
19:58 GMT (21:58 CEST): The partial eclipse concludes at its final global location.
