Photos: The Total Solar Eclipse of 2026

Ander Gillenea / AFP / Getty The sun’s corona glows as the moon completely blocks the sun during the totality phase of the total solar eclipse, as seen from San Asensio, La Rioja region, Spain, on August 12, 2026.

Bernat Armangue / AP Mario Garrido, a member of the “Los Taraos” amateur astrophotography group, waits to shoot a total solar eclipse, in Berlanga de Duero, Spain, on August 12, 2026.

Felix Hörhager / DPA / Getty People watch a partial solar eclipse on Olympiaberg, in Munich’s Olympiapark, on August 12, 2026.

Thomas Coex / AFP / Getty The moon partially covers the sun during the early stages of the total solar eclipse, as seen from La Zurriola beach, in San Sebastian, on August 12, 2026.

Owen Humphreys / PA Images / Reuters Passengers on board the Ambassador cruise ship Ambition watch the start of the total solar eclipse off the coast of Greenland on August 12, 2026.

Owen Humphreys / PA Images / Getty A view of the total eclipse, as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, as seen from on board the Ambassador cruise ship Ambition Denis Balibouse / Reuters Under cloud cover, the total solar eclipse darkens the city in Reykjavík, Iceland, on August 12, 2026.

Christian Hartmann / Reuters Scientists and astronomy enthusiasts observe a total solar eclipse before totality, at the Galactica Centre, near the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain, on August 12, 2026.

Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters People wear special protective glasses to observe a partial solar eclipse at the top of St Mary’s Church bell tower in Rickmansworth, England, on August 12, 2026.

Alberto Saiz / AP A beachgoer wearing special eclipse glasses looks up during the beginning phase of the solar eclipse at Puerto de Sagunto beach, near Valencia, Spain, on August 12, 2026.

Owen Humphreys / PA Images / Getty A view of the total eclipse, as seen from on board the Ambassador cruise ship, off the coast of Greenland.

Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters The moon partially covers the sun, as seen from Berlin, Germany, on August 12, 2026.

Brook Mitchell / Getty People gather on Parliament Hill to view the partial solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, in London, England.

Christian Hartmann / Reuters The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory, in Arcos de las Salinas, Spain.

Toby Shepheard / AFP / Getty A bird flies past the Palace of Westminster as a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the sun blocked by the moon, is pictured in the background on August 12, 2026.