Western Romania to witness total solar eclipse in August

17 July 2026 A total solar eclipse will be visible from large areas of continental Europe, including the western part of Romania, on August 12, 2026, nearly three decades after a similar astronomical event that occurred in 1999. The upcoming total solar eclipse will be visible from several regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including certain parts of Europe, Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, as well as northeastern and northwestern Russia. "On August 12, 2026, the first total solar eclipse visible from continental Europe in nearly three decades will occur, following the eclipse of August 11, 1999, when the path of totality crossed Romania as well. This statement refers strictly to continental Europe, because in the meantime there have been total eclipses observable from regions on the e