Three celestial events converge in a rare 48-hour window, Aug. 12–13

On August 12–13, 2026, a total solar eclipse tracks across Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Portugal, the Perseid meteor shower peaks under new-moon skies, and six planets align — all within 48 hours. NASA forecasts 50–100 meteors per hour. The overlap of three independent orbital cycles is uncommon, offering a daylight-to-darkness sequence few years match.