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Reykjavík 🇮🇸 — inside the path of totality · 12 Aug 2026

On 12 Aug 2026, Reykjavík saw totality — the Sun completely covered for 58s, with maximum at 17:48 GMT, the Sun 25° above the horizon. This eclipse has ended — replay the live view, or see Reykjavík's next eclipse: 12 Jan 2028, partial phases visible.

Local circumstances

Reykjavík
First contact (C1)
16:47 GMT
partial begins
Totality begins (C2)
17:48 GMT
Maximum eclipse
17:48 GMT
Totality ends (C3)
17:49 GMT
58s of totality
Last contact (C4)
18:47 GMT
partial ends
Sun altitude at max
25°
azimuth 253°
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Eye safety

Use certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2) for the partial phases; you may remove them only during the brief totality. Full guide →

Nearby cities

Same eclipse
Tórshavn 91% · 800 kmGlasgow 91% · 1,340 kmEdinburgh 91% · 1,370 kmBelfast 93% · 1,390 kmNuuk 79% · 1,430 kmDublin 94% · 1,490 km

More

← 12 Aug 2026
The full event: path, map & every city — with replay.
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Reykjavík's next eclipse: 12 Jan 2028
Partial Lunar Eclipse — partial phases visible from Reykjavík.
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Next: 6 Feb 2027
Annular Solar Eclipse — Southern Chile · Argentina (Mar del Plata) · South Atlantic · West Africa (Abidjan · Accra · Lagos).
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Times computed byOrbital Radar's eclipse engine · Reykjavík (64.15, -21.94)· last recomputed 23 Oct 2026