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August 12, 2026 — Total Solar Eclipse — Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Aug 12, 2026 at 10:34 am
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Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in Cranbrook, British Columbia
Began: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 10:21 am
Maximum: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 10:34 am 0.015 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 10:46 am
Duration: 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

August 12, 2026 — Total Solar Eclipse — Cranbrook

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Cranbrook. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (MDT) for Cranbrook.

Phase Time Event Direction Altitude

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 0 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

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The total phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Cranbrook, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covered only a small portion of the Sun.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Aug 12)

In the past, this day was cloudy 35% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses
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  3. What Are Solar Eclipses?
  4. How Often Do Solar Eclipses Occur?
  5. Total Solar Eclipses
  6. What Happens at a Total Solar Eclipse?
  7. Partial Solar Eclipses
  8. Annular Solar Eclipses
  9. What Happens at an Annular Eclipse?
  10. Hybrid Solar Eclipses
  11. Eclipse Seasons
  12. Solar Eclipses in History
  13. Solar Eclipse Myths
  14. Magnitude of Eclipses
  15. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations

Eclipses

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Eclipses & Transits

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cranbrook

Eclipse Visibility From Cranbrook Visibility Worldwide
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Jan 14, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse
Jun 25–26, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Cranbrook, or the path map image for global details.

Next annular eclipse visible in Cranbrook

Other eclipses visible in Cranbrook

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