Umbra — Solar Eclipse 2026

On 12 August 2026 the Moon's shadow sweeps across NW Iceland and northern Spain at sunset. Because the eclipsed Sun sits low on the horizon, where you stand really matters — a hill to your west can hide the whole thing.

Umbra maps tens of thousands of real vantage points along the path and rates each one so you can find a spot with a genuinely good view.

HOW SPOTS ARE SCORED
• Sun height above the horizon (highest in the northwest)
• A clear western horizon — terrain that won't block the low Sun (computed from a 30 m elevation model)
• Length of totality

PLAN YOUR TRIP
• Browse the whole path — Iceland and Spain — on an interactive map
• Search any town, or use your location, to find spots nearby
• Filter to the best spots, by quality or how far you'll travel
• See each spot's details: elevation, horizon clearance, parking, crowd estimate — and open it in Google Maps
• Optional overlays: totality duration, Sun angle, contour lines
• A clear-sky weather layer built from ERA5 climatology (long-term August averages), with live-forecast adjustment in the final week
• Eclipse-day countdown to totality at your exact location

Umbra is free to browse. Optional one-time unlocks (Penumbra, Antumbra) add quality scoring, advanced filters, the ranked finder and map overlays. The clear-sky weather layer is free for everyone in the final week before the eclipse.

⚠️ Never look at the Sun without certified ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses.

Data: OpenStreetMap · Copernicus GLO-30 elevation · ERA5 (ECMWF) climatology.

That description is accurate to the current Penumbra/Antumbra model and the free-weather-week rule.