Iceland · 12 August 2026 · we were there

Join the Eclipse

We chase totality together. Small groups, dark skies, absurdly good company.

Next totality — Luxor, Egypt in 353 days

Our crew in a South Iceland car park under thick cloud, pointing at where the sun should be, 12 August 2026Composite — not a real photo

Iceland, 12 August 2026: what we actually got was the grey sky on the left of this animation. The corona shot is a composite, not a photograph we took.

Clouds are always a real risk on an eclipse chase — and it is still an absurd amount of fun. The light drops, the birds go quiet, the whole crew loses it anyway.

Totality, 12 August 2026 — the same car park, another planet

Total solar eclipses

Only the real thing. No partials, no annulars.

2027

02 Aug

Luxor, Egypt

Southern Spain → Morocco → Libya → Egypt → Saudi Arabia → Somalia

Totality
6m 23s
Sky odds
~95% chance of clear sky in August

2028

22 Jul

Sydney, Australia

Indian Ocean → Western Australia → Outback → Sydney → New Zealand

Totality
3m 50s
Sky odds
~60% chance of clear winter sky

2030

25 Nov

Durban, South Africa

Namibia → Botswana → South Africa → Indian Ocean → Australia

Totality
3m 39s
Sky odds
~55% clear — head inland for better odds

2033

30 Mar

Fairbanks / Utqiagvik, United States (Alaska)

Bering Sea → Northern Alaska → Arctic Ocean

Totality
2m 28s
Sky odds
~35% clear — a gamble worth the aurora

2034

20 Mar

Isfahan, Iran

Central Africa → Saudi Arabia → Iran → Afghanistan → China

Totality
4m 6s
Sky odds
~70% clear over the central plateau

2035

02 Sept

Sendai, Japan

China → Korea → Northern Japan → Pacific Ocean

Totality
2m 55s
Sky odds
~50% clear — early autumn, watch the typhoons

2037

13 Jul

Cairns, Australia

Timor Sea → Northern Australia → Coral Sea → New Zealand

Totality
3m 54s
Sky odds
~70% clear in the dry season

2038

26 Dec

Queenstown, New Zealand

Southern Indian Ocean → Australia → Southern New Zealand

Totality
2m 10s
Sky odds
~55% clear — high summer in the Southern Alps

Where the shadow falls next

Heat shows how soon the shadow arrives — brightest is next.