Planning for the 2026 Solar eclipse

One year ago, I made a note to plan out a trip to see the total solar eclipse with my family. Figuring out where to drive to / fly to was not fun. What was fun, however, was teaching my kiddos about what the solar eclipse even is!

Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit (42179)
LEGO.com. On the left: My son building the set. On the right: Stock image from LEGO. Hover a panel (desktop) to play the animation; follow the link to open the full photo.

Unfortunately, our experience won’t be like the one from this YouTube video - the sun will be only at 2 degrees from the horizon - basically an obstructed sunset. I’m still excited!

Xavier Jubier map: 2026 total eclipse path over Spain and the Balearics, popup with eclipse times for Palma, Mallorca

Open the interactive map (Xavier Jubier) - same location, full tool.

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