Total Solar Eclipse of 12 August 2026 from Brocken

From Brocken (Germany), the eclipse will be a deep partial eclipse with 86% of the Sun covered, peaking at 20:11 CEST. At that moment the Sun is only 4° above the horizon, toward the west-northwest (azimuth 288°). That low, a single hill or building can block it — where you stand is decisive.

Sun covered
86%
Maximum (local)
20:11 CEST
Sun altitude
4°
Direction
west-northwest
Map of the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse across Europe: path of totality, Sun-altitude lines and clear-horizon heatmap View Brocken on the interactive map → Open the eclipse map

Why your horizon matters

Sunset Atlas computes the true horizon at 30 m resolution for every point. With the eclipse Sun at 4°, look for a spot with a clear west-northwest: no mountains, buildings, or trees in that direction.

Best clear-horizon spots near Brocken

  1. 151.7378, 10.347219.6 km · score 93/100
  2. 251.8087, 10.53165.9 km · score 92/100
  3. 351.6850, 10.444717.2 km · score 92/100
  4. 451.7567, 10.61674.7 km · score 92/100
  5. 551.6733, 10.616713.9 km · score 91/100

Want to see totality?

Brocken is outside the path of totality. The nearest totality is about 1358 km away, near Pamplona.

Nearby cities

HannoverErfurtWeimarExternsteineJenaLeipzigPotsdamBremen