Spain prepares for the total solar eclipse on August 12

Madrid - 03/08/2026: Spain is preparing for the total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. That evening, the Moon's umbra will cross the Iberian Peninsula from northwest to east. According to Spain's National Geographic Institute, it will be the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Spain in more than a century. Parts of Portugal, as well as Iceland, Greenland and regions of Russia, also lie along the path of totality.In Spain, the umbra will first reach Galicia before moving across the north and east of the country. The institute ...