A total solar eclipse will occur in Iceland on August 12th, 2026. It will pass over the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland and the northern part of Spain, with the greatest eclipse occurring just off the west coast of Iceland.
Read more: Vikings and members of the Ásatrúarfélag assembled to witness the solar eclipse
The total solar eclipse that happened last Friday, March 20th, was visible as a near total eclipse in Iceland, with the Moon covering 97.5 per cent of the Sun’s surface when viewed from Reykjavík. The longest duration of totality was off the coast of the Faroe Islands, lasting 2 minutes and 47 seconds.
A total solar eclipse last occurred in Iceland in 1954. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and by that, either totally or partially blocking the image of the sun from Earth.
A total solar eclipse will occur in Iceland on August 12th, 2026. It will pass over the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland and the northern part of Spain, with the greatest eclipse occurring just off the west coast of Iceland.
Read more: Vikings and members of the Ásatrúarfélag assembled to witness the solar eclipse
The total solar eclipse that happened last Friday, March 20th, was visible as a near total eclipse in Iceland, with the Moon covering 97.5 per cent of the Sun’s surface when viewed from Reykjavík. The longest duration of totality was off the coast of the Faroe Islands, lasting 2 minutes and 47 seconds.
A total solar eclipse last occurred in Iceland in 1954. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and by that, either totally or partially blocking the image of the sun from Earth.
