Second and final solar eclipse of 2026 to occur on August 12

The second and final solar eclipse of 2026 will occur on August 12, Report informs, citing the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory.

The total phase of the eclipse will be visible along a path passing through Iceland, Spain, northwestern Portugal, Greenland and the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across most of Europe, some regions of North America, parts of the Pacific Ocean and northwestern Africa.

The eclipse will begin at 19:34 Baku time (GMT+4) and end at 23:57. The maximum phase will occur at 21:46. The eclipse is expected to last about five hours, while the total solar eclipse will last around seven minutes.

Like the first solar eclipse of this year, the final one will not be visible in Azerbaijan.