Last solar eclipse of 2026 to occur on August 12

The second and final solar eclipse of 2026 will take place on August 12, according to the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory.

The total eclipse will be visible along a narrow path crossing Iceland, Spain, north-western Portugal, Greenland and the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caliber.Az reports via local media.

A partial solar eclipse will be observable across most of Europe, parts of North America, areas of the Pacific Ocean and north-western Africa.

The eclipse will begin at 19:34 Baku time and end at 23:57, with the maximum phase expected at 21:46. The entire event is forecast to last around five hours, while the period of totality will last approximately seven minutes.

The observatory said the eclipse will not be visible from Azerbaijan.

By Aghakazim Guliyev