# Rare total solar eclipse to cross Europe

https://mins.news/en/item/19906

- France 24, 2026-08-12 08:28 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/rare-total-solar-eclipse-to-cross-europe

> A rare total solar eclipse is due to take place within hours. As the Moon fully covers the Sun, parts of northern Spain will briefly be plunged from daylight into darkness. Millions of people elsewhere will see a partial eclipse across Europe, Canada, the northern United States and northwest Africa.

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