A total solar eclipse swept across northern Spain and the Balearic Islands on Wednesday, with the Moon's shadow completely obscuring the Sun over A Coruña at 20:27 local time after authorities distributed millions of certified viewing glasses.
The totality lasted roughly 1 minute and 18 seconds in northwestern Spain before the umbra tracked southeast in a narrow band nearly 300 kilometres wide, reaching Formentera by 20:33. Millions of spectators gathered across Spain, Iceland, and Greenland for Europe's first total solar eclipse in 27 years. A partial eclipse also darkened skies over Germany, where up to 90% of the Sun was obscured in central regions. NASA deployed a high-altitude WB-57 aircraft from Iceland to chase the lunar shadow.
The Iberian Peninsula, which last witnessed totality in 1912, will host another total eclipse on 2 August 2027.