How and when to see the solar eclipse
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Homepage Accessibility links Skip to content Accessibility Help BBC Account Notifications Home News Sport Weather iPlayer Sounds Bitesize CBeebies CBBC Food Home News Sport Business Innovation Culture Travel Earth Video Live More menu Search BBC Home News Sport Weather iPlayer Sounds Bitesize CBeebies CBBC Food Home News Sport Business Innovation Culture Travel Earth Video Live Close menu english navigation Animations on Animations off Animations on Animations off How and when to see the solar eclipse What you need to know about the UK and Europe's best eclipse in 27 years By Paul Sargeant, Georgina Rannard and the Visual Journalism team 10 August 2026 Science On the evening of 12 August, the whole of the UK will see its most dramatic partial solar eclipse in nearly three decades. The same eclipse will be visible across Europe and some will enjoy the ultimate solar spectacle: a total solar eclipse. Millions are expected to gather in northern Spain and on the west coast of Iceland, hoping clear skies will allow them to experience an awe-inspiring event as the Sun, the Moon and the Earth line up in space.
Adding to this, The light will dim and the crowds will find themselves in a strange, hushed twilight.
Meanwhile, The temperature will suddenly drop and the wind slows, and even changes direction, as the Sun begins to disappear behind the Moon.
Notably, For a brief moment a flare of sunlight on the Moon's rim will make it seem as if a huge diamond ring is hanging in the sky.
As per the latest buzz, Then the flare will vanish and it will seem as if a giant hole has devoured the Sun.
In further updates, While in dusk of the Moon's shadow, everything is uncannily still: birds can go quiet, thinking it is time to roost, while nocturnal insects may wake up and begin to chirp. And then - if the Sun has not yet set - daylight will return as quickly as it left and the world will continue as if nothing had happened. It's a singular feeling that some people travel around the world in the hope of experiencing.
On top of that, Where can I see the eclipse? For most people in the path of the total eclipse, the Sun will be hidden for less than two minutes - much shorter than four minutes experienced in the US in 2024. It will begin at the tip of Siberia in Russia, before curving around between Iceland and Greenland, and a large proportion of the path of the total eclipse will pass through uninhabited stretches of the Arctic Circle and the North Atlantic Ocean.
The last place on land to view the eclipse will be on the islands of Majorca and Menorca, before the shadow disappears in the Mediterranean Sea as the Sun sets. In fact, in large parts of Europe - particularly in Central and Eastern Europe - the Sun will still be partially eclipsed as it sets over the horizon. Though the total eclipse will only be visible along a narrow path, the area covered by a partial eclipse will stretch across almost the whole of Europe. Dublin will see a partial eclipse covering 94% of the Sun, Paris 92%, London 90%, Berlin 85%.
Source: BBC