TOTALAugust 12, 2026partial here
Portugal is outside the central path, so it sees a partial eclipse — the Sun partly covered, but not the full spectacle.
TypeTotal solar eclipse
Max duration2:18
Path crossesRussia (Siberia), Greenland, Iceland
SUN · ECLIPSES · PORTUGAL
Solar Eclipses in Portugal
The next solar eclipse visible from Portugal is on August 12, 2026. Here's what to expect, and what else is on the horizon.
NEXT OVER PORTUGAL
Source: NASA Goddard eclipse canon (Espenak & Meeus). Predicted decades ahead — these dates are effectively fixed.
Want totality? The next eclipse whose central path actually crosses Portugal is January 26, 2028 (Annular solar eclipse).
Upcoming eclipses visible from Portugal
August 12, 2026TOTAL · PARTIAL
Total solar eclipse — The Grand Spanish EclipseMainland Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 1999. The path of totality begins in remote Siberia, crosses eastern Greenland and western Iceland, then sweeps over northern Spain (León, Burgos, Valladolid) before exiting near the Balearic Islands at sunset.August 2, 2027TOTAL · PARTIAL
Total solar eclipse — The longest totality of the centuryThe longest total solar eclipse until 2114 — over six minutes of totality near Luxor, Egypt. The path crosses southern Spain, the Maghreb, Libya and Egypt before continuing over the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.January 26, 2028ANNULAR · CENTRAL PATH
Annular solar eclipse — A ring of fire over the Atlantic and IberiaAn exceptionally long ring of fire — up to 10 minutes 27 seconds, with the Moon covering 92% of the Sun. The path runs from the Galápagos and northwestern South America across the Atlantic to Spain and Portugal at sunset.June 1, 2030ANNULAR · PARTIAL
Annular solar eclipseA ring of fire tracking from North Africa across the eastern Mediterranean, Russia and China to northern Japan.Eye safety:never look at the partial phases without certified (ISO 12312-2) eclipse glasses or solar filters. Only during the brief seconds of totality is it safe to look with the naked eye.