TOTALAugust 12, 2026partial here
United Kingdom 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 · UNITED KINGDOM
Solar Eclipses in United Kingdom
The next solar eclipse visible from United Kingdom is on August 12, 2026. Here's what to expect, and what else is on the horizon.
NEXT OVER UNITED KINGDOM
Source: NASA Goddard eclipse canon (Espenak & Meeus). Predicted decades ahead — these dates are effectively fixed.
Upcoming eclipses visible from United Kingdom
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.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.