Total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026
A solar eclipse would be read as a starting point, a moment to begin something new.
- Total
- Leo
- fire
♌︎ Sun and Moon in Leo
The August 12 eclipse at a glance
A fresh start: a page that opens, an intention to set.
- Maximum (Paris)
- Wednesday August 12, 2026, 19 h 45
- The Sun and the Moon
- ♌︎ in Leo
- From Paris
- Visible, partial
- Next eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, August 28, 2026
Never look at the Sun with the naked eye, even when it is largely covered: only eclipse glasses that meet the ISO 12312-2 standard, or projection, protect your eyes.
The eclipse in Leo in tradition
For astrology, a solar eclipse is an amplified new moon: the seed planted, but in darkness.
Tradition would see a beginning that shifts your bearings, a change of direction whose effect would show in the following months, the area concerned being read from the sign and house the eclipse occupies in a birth chart. Ancient sources add omens for rulers and harvests. Ptolemy judged how long their effects would last from the length of the eclipse. These readings are traditions, never findings: no eclipse decides anything, and what you make of it remains your own business.
- Sign
- ♌︎ Leofire fixed
- Nature
- Total solar eclipse
- Polarity of the sign
- Yang (active)
A reading of the sky to take as food for thought, not to be followed blindly: the dates are calculated, and what tradition associates with them is reported in the conditional, announcing nothing. Why?
Recharging a crystal → Same theme: the full moon of rituals
What you will see from Paris
Paris times and the height above the horizon, calculated for the city.
- Begins (Paris)19 h 2217° above the horizon
- Maximum (Paris)20 h 178° above the horizon
- Ends (Paris)21 h 09right at the horizon
- Disk covered92%at maximum, from Paris
2026 and 2027, at a glance
- Annular solar eclipseFebruary 17, 2026 · not visible from Paris
- Total lunar eclipseMarch 3, 2026 · not visible from Paris
- Partial lunar eclipseAugust 28, 2026 · visible from Paris
- Annular solar eclipseFebruary 6, 2027 · not visible from Paris
- Penumbral lunar eclipseFebruary 21, 2027 · visible from Paris
- Penumbral lunar eclipseJuly 18, 2027 · not visible from Paris
- Total solar eclipseAugust 2, 2027 · visible from Paris
- Penumbral lunar eclipseAugust 17, 2027 · not visible from Paris
How is it calculated?
Time of maximum and local visibility calculated by the site’s engine (Astronomy Engine).
What happens in the sky
The Sun is about four hundred times wider than the Moon, and also four hundred times farther away: seen from here, the two disks are almost the same size, which makes total eclipses possible. When the Moon is close to us, its disk covers the Sun’s; when it is farther away, it leaves a ring. The eclipse is central where the cone of shadow touches the ground, and partial over several thousand kilometers around it. For a given place, the site calculates the time of the start, the maximum, and the end, the share of the disk that is hidden, and the height of the Sun. The type shown at the top of the page applies to the eclipse’s maximum, somewhere on the globe, not to Paris, where the eclipse may be only partial or invisible.
Frequently asked questions about the August 12 eclipse
What time is the August 12 eclipse?
The maximum takes place on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 19 h 45, Paris time (17:45 Universal Time). Depending on the place, the eclipse begins and ends earlier or later: the Paris times are given on this page.
Is the August 12 eclipse visible from France?
Yes, partly: from Paris, the Moon covers up to 92% of the Sun’s disk, from 19 h 22 to 21 h 09. Elsewhere in France, the covered share and the times change slightly.
How can I watch it safely?
Never look at the Sun with the naked eye, even when it is largely covered: only eclipse glasses that meet the ISO 12312-2 standard, or projection, protect your eyes.
What does tradition say about this eclipse in Leo?
It would be a beginning that shakes things up: a direction to revisit, a project that starts differently. Astrologers watch the place in the chart where the eclipse falls to pin down the area concerned. Nothing is proven, and the ancients saw it mostly as an omen for kings. Take this as one more story, not as a warning.