Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America? Here's where and when to catch a sliver

Phys · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 12, 2026 · 462 words · By Marcia Dunn

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The article provides information on an upcoming partial solar eclipse visible in parts of North America and a total solar eclipse occurring in Europe. It includes a list of specific cities in the U.S. and Canada with their expected coverage percentages and peak times.

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Topics 2

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What happened

Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America?

Why it matters

Here's where and when to catch a sliver Alexander Pol Deputy Editor Sorry, North America.

Common ground

After winning the cosmic lottery with a pair of coast-to-coast total solar eclipses, now it's Europe's turn.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Philadelphia with 7% coverage. Begins at 1:11 p.m. and ends at 2:35 p.m., peaking at 1:53 p.m.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Anchorage, Alaska, with 28% coverage. Begins at 7:36 a.m. and ends at 9:09 a.m., peaking at 8:21 a.m.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

While the 28% coverage is corroborated, the times provided in the claim (7:36 a.m. to 9:09 a.m.) are directly contradicted by evidence from 'Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America?', which lists the times as 1:11 p.m. to 2:35 p.m.

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web search NEUTRAL — A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, with a magnitude of 1.0386.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_12,_20…

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web search NEUTRAL — -Anchorage, Alaska, with 28% coverage.Begins at 1:11 p.m. and ends at 2:35 p.m., peaking at 1:53 p.m. -St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, with 53% coverage.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/11/heres-catch…

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web search NEUTRAL — Partial Ends. Anchorage, Alaska (USA).NASA will stream the eclipse live, featuring views from across the path and interviews with experts. Tune in starting at 1:15 p.m. EDT on Aug. 12.
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/total-sola…

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Claim 3: “Montreal, Quebec, with 18% coverage. Begins at 12:50 p.m. and ends at 2:38 p.m., peaking at 1:45 p.m.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific coverage or timing for Montreal.

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Claim 4: “St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, with 53% coverage. Begins at 2:28 p.m. and ends at 4:37 p.m., peaking at 3:35 p.m.”

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Claim 5: “Washington, D.C., with 4% coverage. Begins at 1:17 p.m. and ends at 2:27 p.m., peaking at 1:53 p.m.”

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Claim 6: “Toronto, Ontario, with 8% coverage. Begins at 12:55 p.m. and ends at 2:23 p.m., peaking at 1:40 p.m.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 7: “Spain gets a much longer shot at totality next August, along with North Africa and the Middle East.”

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The claim refers to the August 2, 2027 eclipse. Evidence from inews.co.uk confirms a total solar eclipse will cross Southern Spain, North Africa, and the Middle East on that date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The state of democracy in Middle East and North Africa can be comparatively assessed according to various definitions of democracy. De jure democracies in the Middle East and North Africa are accordi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_the_Middle_East_a…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) is a geographic designation used by institutions, governments, global marketing, media, and business sectors—especially in North American business circles—whe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe,_the_Middle_East_and_Af…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North African and Middle Eastern Australians are the Australians of North African and Middle Eastern ancestry, including naturalised Australians who are immigrants from various regions in the North Af…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_and_Middle_Easte…

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Claim 8: “Bangor, Maine, with 24% coverage. Begins at 12:54 p.m. and ends at 2:49 p.m., peaking at 1:53 p.m.”

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The times (12:54 p.m. to 2:49 p.m., peaking at 1:53 p.m.) and the coverage (roughly 23.6%, rounded to 24%) are confirmed by TellingPointy.

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web search NEUTRAL — FILE - The partial solar eclipse is framed by youngsters jumping on a trampoline in the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Oct.Begins at 1:07 p.m. and ends at 2:38 p.m., peaking at 1:54 p.m. -Philadelphia…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/11/heres-catch…

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web search NEUTRAL — In the greater Bangor area, the partial eclipse runs from 12:54 p.m. to 2:49 p.m., peaking at 1:53 p.m. when the Moon blocks roughly 23.6% of the solar disk.
https://tellingpointy.com/science/north-america-to-witness-p…

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Claim 9: “The amount of totality almost doubled in 2024, racing diagonally from Mexico's Pacific coast all the way past Newfoundland.”

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Two independent sources confirm the 2024 eclipse duration was nearly double that of the 2017 eclipse and spanned from Mexico to Newfoundland.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The name Florence has been used for fifteen tropical cyclones worldwide, ten in the Atlantic Ocean and five in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. In the Atlantic: Hurricane Florence (1953) – destroyed hundr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_storms_named_Florence

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geological Pacific Ring of Fire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Rim

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During 2024, tropical cyclones formed in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. Tropical cyclones are named by various weather agencies when they attain maximum sustai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclones_in_2024

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Claim 10: “America's next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse isn't until 2045.”

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A news source explicitly states that the next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse across the lower 48 US states will take place in 2045.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States). The U.S. also possesses five major territor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

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Claim 11: “Winnipeg, Manitoba, with 5% coverage. Begins at 11:25 a.m. and ends at 12:40 p.m., peaking at 12:02 p.m.”

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Claim 12: “New York City with 9% coverage. Begins at 1:07 p.m. and ends at 2:38 p.m., peaking at 1:54 p.m.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 13: “Totality will begin near the North Pole, then streak southward across Greenland, Iceland, Spain and a patch of Portugal.”

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Multiple independent sources, including NASA Science and a dedicated eclipse tracking site, confirm the path of totality for the August 12, 2026 eclipse includes Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Portugal.

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web search NEUTRAL — The total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 crossed Greenland, western Iceland, northern Spain and a small corner of northeast Portugal. A partial eclipse was visible across much of Europe, northwestern…
https://2026eclipse.live/

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web search NEUTRAL — 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. Many other places in the Northern Hemisphere will expe…
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/total-sola…

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Claim 14: “it is continental Europe's first encounter with totality since 1999.”

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Two independent sources (Icelandair and Total Solar Eclipse 2026 Live) explicitly state that this is the first total solar eclipse in continental/mainland Europe since 1999.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1999 European Tour, titled as the 1999 PGA European Tour, was the 28th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_European_Tour

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterrane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miss Europe 1999, was 53rd edition of the Miss Europe pageant and 42nd under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Beirut, Lebanon on 25 June 1999. Yelena Rogozhina of Russia, was crowned Mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Europe_1999

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Claim 15: “Detroit with 3% coverage. Begins at 1:03 p.m. and ends at 2:08 p.m., peaking at 1:36 p.m.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific coverage or timing for Detroit.

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Claim 16: “the Great American Eclipse of 2017 kicked off the sun-vanishing mania with more than two minutes of totality from Oregon to South Carolina.”

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Multiple sources confirm the 2017 'Great American Eclipse' crossed from Oregon to South Carolina.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I coll…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by second-year head co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_South_Carolina_Gamecoc…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — National Blood Donation Day comes each year on September 4. It is an observance during National Blood Donation Week and campaign that highlights the need for blood. Multiple states throughout the Un…
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