The partial solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 is the deepest seen from Britain since the total eclipse of 11 August 1999. The next totality over Britain is 23 September 2090.

This video runs through the UK city by city with local maximum times and coverage: Edinburgh at 19:05 and 90.6%, Newcastle 19:07, Manchester 19:10, Birmingham and Leicester at 19:11 with 91.2%, London 19:13 at 91.3%, Cardiff 19:13 at 93.2%, Brighton 19:14, Exeter last and deepest at 19:15 and 93.9%. The shadow crosses the country in roughly ten minutes.

Filmed viewpoints include the London Eye, Stonehenge and Bradgate Park in Leicestershire, plus Snæfellsnes in Iceland where the eclipse is total. It closes with every UK solar eclipse still ahead.

Times are local maxima, not a single snapshot. Eclipse glasses to ISO 12312-2 at all times.

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