Total Solar Eclipse of 12 August 2026 from Letterkenny

From Letterkenny (Ireland), the eclipse will be a deep partial eclipse with 94% of the Sun covered, peaking at 19:08 GMT+1. At that moment the Sun is only 16° above the horizon, toward the west-northwest (azimuth 273°). That low, a single hill or building can block it — where you stand is decisive.

Sun covered
94%
Maximum (local)
19:08 GMT+1
Sun altitude
16°
Direction
west-northwest
Map of the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse across Europe: path of totality, Sun-altitude lines and clear-horizon heatmap View Letterkenny 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 16°, look for a spot with a clear west-northwest: no mountains, buildings, or trees in that direction.

Best clear-horizon spots near Letterkenny

  1. 155.0938, -7.788816.0 km · score 95/100
  2. 255.1134, -7.742117.8 km · score 95/100
  3. 354.9968, -7.973215.9 km · score 93/100
  4. 455.1032, -7.774416.8 km · score 93/100
  5. 555.1028, -7.748616.6 km · score 93/100

Want to see totality?

Letterkenny is outside the path of totality. The nearest totality is about 1268 km away, near Playa de las Catedrales.

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