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How to view UK's biggest solar eclipse since 1999
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August 9, 2026
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2:10Now PlayingA rare total solar eclipse will cross parts of the world on Wednesday 12 August, with totality visible from Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain.
In the UK and Ireland, viewers will see a major partial eclipse, with the moon covering around 90% of the sun, the deepest eclipse visible here since 1999.
A total solar eclipse will not be visible from the UK until 2090.
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