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Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Greatest eclipse. Totality crosses Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia and Spain; a partial eclipse is visible across a much wider region.
Official source ↗Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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13
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Earth reaches the heart of the debris stream left by comet 109P/Swift–Tuttle.
Official source ↗Friday, August 28, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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Greatest eclipse. Visible from the eastern Pacific, the Americas, Europe and Africa.
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