08/09/2026
4 DAYS UNTIL DAYLIGHT DISAPPEARS
In just four days, a massive shadow will begin racing across Earth as the Moon moves directly in front of the Sun.
On Wednesday, August 12, the first total solar eclipse anywhere on Earth since 2024 will sweep across Greenland, Iceland and Spain, plunging areas directly beneath it into an eerie daytime darkness.
And it won’t stop there.
Across the UK and Ireland, roughly 90–96% of the Sun will be covered — their deepest eclipse since 1999. Much of Europe, Canada and portions of the northern United States will also catch a partial eclipse.
And in the UK, they won’t see another eclipse this deep until 2081.
👇 Who will be watching Wednesday?