# Total Solar Eclipse Aug 12 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026/1027280 "2026-02-01T19:49:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026/1027280/2 "2026-02-01T19:51:27Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Is anyone else considering traveling to see it? In point of fact… > [@Travel and sightseeing advice: north central Spain (between La Rioja and along coast between San Sebastian and Santander)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-and-sightseeing-advice-north-central-spain-between-la-rioja-and-along-coast-between-san-sebastian-and-santander/1027269): > > There will be a solar eclipse in August 2026. The path of totality sweeps high across the Atlantic and finishes by crossing the north part of Spain. [[image] ](https://eclipsophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Spain-topo-2026-1400x895.jpg) This is my family’s first chance to experience an eclipse like this, so we will be staying southwest of Soria the week of the event, and then taking advantage of the location to spend two weeks exploring a part of Spain we haven’t seen before. To get a rough sense of our planned itinerary, ima… Excellent travelers’ guidance can be found here. > **[Total Solar Eclipse 2026 August 12 | Eclipsophile](https://eclipsophile.com/tse2026/)** > > Eclipsophile.com presents climate studies of cloud cover and weather along the tracks of upcoming solar eclipses in order to help select viewing locations and travel destinations. Cloud-cover maps and weather statistics are also available for popular... --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026/1027280)._