Spain’s last full solar eclipse — not counting the Canary Islands — occurred two days before the Titanic’s sinking in 1912. Because that rare hybrid eclipse toggled between a ring-of-fire and just a few seconds of totality for Spain, some consider 1905 for the country’s last pull-out-all-the-stops solar eclipse. For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer. An exceptionally long total solar eclipse is in store for 2027, yielding nearly three times more observation time. The southern tip of Spain will take center stage on August 2, 2027, with up to six minutes and 23 seconds of totality extending into Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia. Then on January 26, 2028, a ring-of-fire eclipse will round out Spain’s celestial trifecta — “a lucky coincidence,” according to European Space Agency's (ESA) director of science Carole Mundell.
Solar Eclipse in August
