On 12 August 2026 there will be a total solar eclipse of the solar Saros series 126. It is the penultimate total eclipse of that series. It will begin in far eastern Russia, striking an arc across the Arctic, almost crossing over the North Pole, and ending the eclipse path over northern Portugal and Spain in the Mediterranean. The partial eclipse will be visible throughout Western Europe close to sunset. This eclipse will have powerful effects on the United States and the West in general. For more, read on… Continue reading “12 August 2026 total solar eclipse”
The total solar eclipse of 2021
There is a total solar eclipse on the 4th of December this year. It is the only total solar eclipse for the year, out of the four eclipses for 2021. It will be particularly relevant for the United States, as it falls on the Ascendant of the US national Sibley chart. We will have a closer look at that in this post. So, without further ado, we move on to the nuts and bolts of this eclipse and what it might mean for us. Continue reading “The total solar eclipse of 2021”
