# Rare total solar eclipse to cross Europe

https://mins.news/en/video/19917

- France 24 English, 2026-08-12 08:28 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fk8hPrzxxw

> A rare celestial event is expected within hours as a total solar eclipse moves across parts of Europe. In northern Spain, the Moon will fully cover the Sun, briefly turning daytime into night. Millions of people elsewhere will see a partial eclipse across Europe, Canada, the northern United States and northwest Africa.

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