![\"Partial](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/partial-solar-eclipse-1.jpg\")
Credit: Samere Fahim Photography \/ Getty Images<\/p>\nOne of the biggest talking points of summer 2026 is undoubtedly the solar eclipse occurring on August 12.<\/p>\n
But will you be able to see it from your location? And which regions will see a total solar eclipse?<\/p>\n
Read on for our quick guide to this summer’s eclipse spectacle.<\/p>\n
Credit: Samere Fahim Photography \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
While the UK sees a deep partial eclipse shortly before sunset, in Europe the eclipse takes place just minutes before the Sun goes down.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in North America, some regions will see a small partial eclipse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Northeastern states in the US and southeastern provinces in Canada will see a small partial eclipse between around 1:00\u20132:30pm EDT.<\/p>\n
In the US, Presque Isle in Maine will see a maximum 28% eclipse, reducing to just 10% in New York City and 7% in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
![\"Map](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784046131_859_12th-August-2026-Eclipse-Map.jpg\")
Map showing the path of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse. The path of totality is represented by a dark, thin line. Either side of that line, observers will see a partial solar eclipse. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine \/ Paul Wootton<\/p>\n
In Canada, St John\u2019s in Newfoundland will see a 53% eclipse, reducing to just 18% in Montreal and 8% in Toronto.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In Europe, as in the UK, there will be a deep partial eclipse away from the path of totality, which sweeps Spain from Galicia and Asturias on the Atlantic coast to Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands on the Mediterranean.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Berlin will see 85% and Paris 92%, while Barcelona and Madrid in Spain will see a tantalizing 99%.<\/p>\n
Expect photographers to be out in force along the sunset line to see a very deep partially eclipsed sunset from locations including Corsica (96%), Venice (91%) and Vienna (87%), as well as Algiers, the capital of Algeria (98%).<\/p>\n
12 August 2026 solar eclipse times for UK cities<\/p>\n
City
\nDuration
\nGreatest eclipse
\nTime, greatest eclipse<\/p>\n
Edinburgh
\n18:08\u201320:00
\n90.7%
\n19:05pm BST<\/p>\n
Glasgow
\n18:08\u201320:00
\n91.4%
\n19:06pm BST<\/p>\n
Belfast
\n18:10\u201320:03
\n93.1%
\n19:08pm BST<\/p>\n
Leeds
\n18:12\u201320:03
\n90.8%
\n19:09pm BST<\/p>\n
Manchester
\n18:13\u201320:03
\n91.4%
\n19:10pm BST<\/p>\n
Liverpool
\n18:13\u201320:04
\n91.8%
\n19:10pm BST<\/p>\n
Sheffield
\n18:13\u201320:03
\n91%
\n19:10pm BST<\/p>\n
Birmingham
\n18:15\u201320:05
\n91.8%
\n19:11pm BST<\/p>\n
Cardiff
\n6:16\u20138:07pm
\n93.2%
\n19:13pm BST<\/p>\n
London
\n6:17\u20138:06pm
\n91.4%
\n19:13pm BST<\/p>\n
12 August 2026 solar eclipse times for North America<\/p>\n
Region
\nCity
\nState\/province
\nMax.
\nTime<\/p>\n
Eastern Canada
\nOttawa
\nOntario
\n15%
\n13:42 EDT<\/p>\n
Montr\u00e9al
\nQuebec
\n18%
\n13:45 EDT<\/p>\n
Qu\u00e9bec City
\nQuebec
\n24%
\n13:46 EDT<\/p>\n
Saint John
\nNew Brunswick
\n28%
\n14:55 ADT<\/p>\n
Halifax
\nNova Scotia
\n31%
\n15:00 ADT<\/p>\n
St. John\u2019s
\nNewfoundland and Labrador
\n53%
\n15:35 NDT<\/p>\n
Northeast US
\nNew York City
\nNew York
\n9%
\n13:54 EDT<\/p>\n
Rochester
\nNew York
\n9%
\n13:43 EDT<\/p>\n
Boston
\nMassachusetts
\n16%
\n13:55 EDT<\/p>\n
Burlington
\nVermont
\n17%
\n13:48 EDT<\/p>\n
Acadia National Park
\nMaine
\n23%
\n13:54 EDT<\/p>\n
Caribou\/Presque Isle
\nMaine
\n29%
\n13:50 EDT<\/p>\n