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Total solar eclipse today over Spain, Iceland, Greenland
The total solar eclipse began over northern Russia at 17:00 UTC on August 12, 2026, crossing Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. Totality will last up to 2 minutes and 18 seconds. Millions of…
The Story in Brief
The total solar eclipse began over northern Russia at 17:00 UTC on August 12, 2026, crossing Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. Totality will last up to 2 minutes and 18 seconds. Millions of tourists have gathered in Spain and Iceland, with Spain deploying 25,000 police and 100 aircraft to manage crowds and wildfire risks. The Hindu reports that Spanish officials expect up to 6 million visitors in the path of totality.
The eclipse is not visible in India. Parts of northern US and Canada will see a partial eclipse. NASA is livestreaming the event. The last total solar eclipse visible from mainland Europe was in 1999.
The Indian Opinion
Some treat the eclipse as an astrological omen, but science explains it as a predictable celestial alignment. The real concerns are practical: eye safety and wildfire prevention. Spain's massive police deployment shows that nature's beauty demands human caution. The number of eye injury cases reported in the coming days will be a better measure of this event's impact than any zodiac reading.
Sources (4): economictimes.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com, thehindu.com, hindustantimes.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
