On August 12th We Will Witness a Total Solar Eclipse, a Rare Parade of 6 Planets, and the Peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower

Parts of the northern United States see only a shallow bite taken out of the Sun on August 12, from 3 percent in Detroit to 37 percent in Fairbanks — and the same alignment leaves the sky moonless for that night's Perseid peak

Detroit will see 3 percent of the Sun covered. Fairbanks will see 37 percent. Between those two numbers sits every other American city on NASA’s list, and much of the country sees none of it. Then, after midnight, the compensation. A solar eclipse can only happen at new moon, so the sky over North America on the night of August 12 holds no moonlight at all, and that is the night the Perseids reach their predicted maximum. What reaches the United…

On August 12th We Will Witness a Total Solar Eclipse, a Rare Parade of 6 Planets, and the Peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower

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August skywatching guide: From a planetary parade and eclipses to a meteor shower

Not only does the month of August feature the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower, but skies will also dazzle with planetary alignments and conjunctions, along with eclipses.

Summer Stargazing: Solar Eclipse

Back Summer Stargazing: Solar Eclipse 12th August 2026, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Share Tweet Campus life, Space and satellites Online attendance Join us for a special evening celebrating this summer’s partial solar eclipse. Date & time: Wednesday 12th August, 18:00 – 19:00 The event will begin with an introduction to eclipses and solar science from Professor Richard Harrison, a leading experts in solar physics a…