August 2026 Total Solar Eclipse Highlights Rare Four-Eclipse Year

August 12, 2026 brings a total solar eclipse across Greenland, Iceland, and Spain — the third of four eclipses in one calendar year. An annular solar eclipse occurred February 17, a total lunar eclipse March 3, and a partial lunar eclipse follows August 28. This clustering happens when Sun-Earth-Moon alignment conditions at both orbital nodes recur within a narrow window.