Total Solar Eclipse of 12 August 2026 from Lake Wolfgangsee

From Lake Wolfgangsee (Austria), the eclipse will be a deep partial eclipse with 89% of the Sun covered, peaking at 20:16 CEST. At that moment the Sun is only 1° above the horizon, toward the west-northwest (azimuth 292°). That low, a single hill or building can block it — where you stand is decisive.

Sun covered
89%
Maximum (local)
20:16 CEST
Sun altitude
1°
Direction
west-northwest
Map of the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse across Europe: path of totality, Sun-altitude lines and clear-horizon heatmap View Lake Wolfgangsee 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 1°, look for a spot with a clear west-northwest: no mountains, buildings, or trees in that direction.

Best clear-horizon spots near Lake Wolfgangsee

  1. 147.6563, 13.285413.2 km · score 95/100
  2. 247.6773, 13.44067.3 km · score 95/100
  3. 347.6482, 13.291213.6 km · score 94/100
  4. 447.7540, 13.46194.1 km · score 94/100
  5. 547.6063, 13.237319.7 km · score 93/100

Want to see totality?

Lake Wolfgangsee is outside the path of totality. The nearest totality is about 1141 km away, near Menorca.

Nearby cities

SalzkammergutHallstattSalzburgFive Fingers ViewpointBerchtesgadenDachsteinKönigsseeWatzmann Viewpoint