{"id":803429,"date":"2026-08-05T11:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/803429\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:06:15","slug":"total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-1-week-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/803429\/","title":{"rendered":"Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates \u2014 1 week to go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"elk-one-week-until-the-total-solar-eclipse-2026-the-countdown-has-begun-are-you-ready\"\/>One week until the total solar eclipse 2026: The countdown has begun&#8230; are you ready?<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.27%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3Ps3XQsEyxauxjyudY7dxi.jpg\" alt=\"The moon's silhouette is visible in front of a fully eclipsed sun in a black sky, with the sun's white atmosphere creating a halo around the lunar disk.\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3Ps3XQsEyxauxjyudY7dxi.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3Ps3XQsEyxauxjyudY7dxi.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>The countdown has begun! The total solar eclipse 2026 will occur on Aug. 12. (Image credit: Photo by Erin Clark\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-92a6b9f8-84c9-11f1-bc9e-1bd58a915722\">In just one week, millions of people across Greenland, Iceland and Spain will witness one of nature&#8217;s greatest spectacles as the moon completely covers the sun.<\/p>\n<p>Our team will be following the eclipse from two incredible locations, aboard an expedition ship in East Greenland with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelhx.com\/en-gb\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.travelhx.com\/en-gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HX Expeditions<\/a> and from northern Spain <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/stargazing\/solar-eclipses\/when-a-total-solar-eclipse-darkens-the-sky-on-aug-12-these-citizen-scientists-will-be-watching\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/stargazing\/solar-eclipses\/when-a-total-solar-eclipse-darkens-the-sky-on-aug-12-these-citizen-scientists-will-be-watching\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/stargazing\/solar-eclipses\/when-a-total-solar-eclipse-darkens-the-sky-on-aug-12-these-citizen-scientists-will-be-watching\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with the DEB initiative<\/a>, bringing you live updates throughout the lead-up to the eclipse and on the day itself<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-92a6b9f8-84c9-11f1-bc9e-1bd58a915722-2\">Read more: <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/stargazing\/solar-eclipses\/1-week-to-go-until-a-dramatic-total-solar-eclipse-darkens-the-skies-over-spain-iceland-and-greenland\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/stargazing\/solar-eclipses\/1-week-to-go-until-a-dramatic-total-solar-eclipse-darkens-the-skies-over-spain-iceland-and-greenland\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/stargazing\/solar-eclipses\/1-week-to-go-until-a-dramatic-total-solar-eclipse-darkens-the-skies-over-spain-iceland-and-greenland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1 week to go until a dramatic total solar eclipse darkens the skies over Spain, Iceland and Greenland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ic6FgXWJFhuTWb4swWC54m.jpg\" alt=\"a woman wearing a yellow hat smiles under the blue light of the polar night.\"  loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ic6FgXWJFhuTWb4swWC54m.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ic6FgXWJFhuTWb4swWC54m.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] person__avatar\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ic6FgXWJFhuTWb4swWC54m.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Daisy Dobrijevic<\/p>\n<p>\nSocial Links Navigation\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button-social\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaisyDobrijevic\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"TWITTER\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaisyDobrijevic\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"button-social\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daisy-dobrijevic\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LINKEDIN\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daisy-dobrijevic\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"button-social\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/news\/live\/mailto:daisy.dobrijevic@space.com\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"EMAIL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Skywatching Editor<\/p>\n<p>Daisy Dobrijevic is currently sailing aboard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelhx.com\/en-gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.travelhx.com\/en-gb\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HX Expeditions&#8217;<\/a> MS Spitsbergen on an expedition from Svalbard, Norway, to East Greenland. She&#8217;ll be reporting live as the expedition attempts to witness totality from the Arctic.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One week until the total solar eclipse 2026: The countdown has begun&#8230; are you ready? 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