04/08/2026
For all you start glazers and sky watchers. 🌳❤️ some dates in comments
Are you observing next week's solar eclipse from the UK or Ireland? These are the key timings you'll need to see the whole event.
The UK and Ireland won’t experience totality during the August 2026 solar eclipse, but rather a significant partial.
A maximum eclipse magnitude of 96.6% will be visible from the southwest coast of Ireland.
Here are the key timings:
18:13 BST – from the centre of the UK, the eclipse begins with the Sun 21° above the western horizon.
19:10 BST – Maximum eclipse occurs, the Sun dropping to 13° altitude by this time.
20:03 BST – Partial solar eclipse ends with the Sun just 4° above the west-northwest horizon as seen from the centre of the UK.
