2026 total solar eclipse teaser
Come for the eclipse, stay for the wonders of heaven and Earth
On August 12, 2026, nature’s most awe-inspiring sight, a total solar eclipse, will be visible in the sky above Iceland for the first time since 1954.
Come for the eclipse, stay for the wonders of Earth and the sky.
Maps and more information
You can witness totality in Iceland from spectacular locations. Among thousands of birds near Látrabjarg sea cliff in the Westfjords.Surrounded by glacier and lava fields in the Snæfellsnes peninsula. With cheering crowds in Reykjavík. Or in the warmth of geothermal spas in the volcanic Reykjanes peninsula. A spectacle not seen again from Iceland until 170 years from now.
Visit eclipse2026.is for maps and more information
Credits
Script & narration: Sævar Helgi Bragason
Editing: Úlfur Teitur Traustason
Music: Pétur Jónsson / Medialux
Footage: Sævar Helgi Bragason, Blue Lagoon, Visit West, Visit Westfjords, Visit Reykjanes, Michael Zeiler, ESO, The National Film Archive of Iceland
Sævar Helgi Bragason is an award winning astronomy and science communicator and educator, lecturer, author, TV host and owner and editor of icelandatnight.is and eclipse2026.is.
