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On the afternoon of 12 August 2026, the skies over Catalonia will feature one of the most impressive astronomical phenomena observable: a total solar eclipse. <\/h1>\n<\/p>\n

For the first time in 121 years, parts of Catalonia will witness the Moon completely covering the Sun, darkening the sky and turning day into night for a brief period.<\/p>\n

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On the afternoon of 12 August 2026, the skies over Catalonia will feature one of the most impressive astronomical phenomena observable: a total solar eclipse. <\/h1>\n<\/p>\n

For the first time in 121 years, parts of Catalonia will witness the Moon completely covering the Sun, darkening the sky and turning day into night for a brief period.<\/p>\n

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Minister Montserrat presents an initiative to publicize the eclipse in leisure spaces<\/h3>\n <\/a>\n \n
\n 29\/06\/2026<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n The program "Eclipse for everyone: Leisure" will bring children and young people who participate in leisure spaces closer to various knowledge and dissemination activities on the occasion of the total solar eclipse on August 12th <\/div>\n\n \n More information <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The Generalitat promotes a large atlas of educational activities to prepare Catalonia for the total solar eclipse of August 12<\/h3>\n <\/a>\n \n
\n 12\/06\/2026<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n The website eclipsicatalunya.cat already lists more than a hundred scientific, cultural and educational activities organized throughout the territory. The atlas of activities allows the visualization and visibility of initiatives promoted by institutions, entities and astronomical groups throughout Catalonia. The Department complements this initiative with a dissemination campaign on social networks about the observation points, the scheduled activities and the safe observation measures. <\/div>\n\n \n More information <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Thirty researchers are preparing to bring the 2026 total solar eclipse to Catalan schools<\/h3>\n <\/a>\n \n
\n 14\/05\/2026<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n The training day 'Eclipses. The eclipse in the classroom' aims to promote STEM vocations, create female role models and guarantee safe observation of the astronomical phenomenon that will take place on August 12, 2026 <\/div>\n\n \n More information <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The eclipse, protagonist of the 8th edition of the #scient\u00edfiques initiative to promote scientific and technical vocations<\/h3>\n <\/a>\n \n
\n 11\/02\/2026<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n Coinciding with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the activity is organized by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI) and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), with the collaboration of the Departments of Research and Universities and of Education and Professional Training. <\/div>\n\n \n More information <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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President Illa urges to turn the total solar eclipse into an "opportunity" for Catalonia<\/h3>\n <\/a>\n \n
\n 13\/11\/2025<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n The Government kicks off the actions prior to the astronomical phenomenon of August 2026 with the day "Catalonia looks to the sky" <\/div>\n\n \n More information <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\n \n <\/i><\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n
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\n \"Minister\n <\/div>\n
29<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
\n \n

Minister Montserrat presents an initiative to publicize the eclipse in leisure spaces<\/h3>\n <\/a>\n \n
\n 29\/06\/2026<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n The program "Eclipse for everyone: Leisure" will bring children and young people who participate in leisure spaces closer to various knowledge and dissemination activities on the occasion of the total solar eclipse on August 12th <\/div>\n\n \n More information <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n \n
\n
\n \"The\n <\/div>\n
12<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
\n \n

The Generalitat promotes a large atlas of educational activities to prepare Catalonia for the total solar eclipse of August 12<\/h3>\n <\/a>\n \n
\n 12\/06\/2026<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n The website eclipsicatalunya.cat already lists more than a hundred scientific, cultural and educational activities organized throughout the territory. The atlas of activities allows the visualization and visibility of initiatives promoted by institutions, entities and astronomical groups throughout Catalonia. The Department complements this initiative with a dissemination campaign on social networks about the observation points, the scheduled activities and the safe observation measures. <\/div>\n\n \n More information <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n \n
\n
\n \"Thirty\n <\/div>\n
14<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
\n \n

Thirty researchers are preparing to bring the 2026 total solar eclipse to Catalan schools<\/h3>\n <\/a>\n \n
\n 14\/05\/2026<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n The training day 'Eclipses. The eclipse in the classroom' aims to promote STEM vocations, create female role models and guarantee safe observation of the astronomical phenomenon that will take place on August 12, 2026 <\/div>\n\n \n More information <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n \n
\n
\n \"The\n <\/div>\n
11<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
\n \n

The eclipse, protagonist of the 8th edition of the #scient\u00edfiques initiative to promote scientific and technical vocations<\/h3>\n <\/a>\n \n
\n 11\/02\/2026<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n Coinciding with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the activity is organized by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI) and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), with the collaboration of the Departments of Research and Universities and of Education and Professional Training. <\/div>\n\n \n More information <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n \n
\n
\n \"President\n <\/div>\n
13<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
\n \n

President Illa urges to turn the total solar eclipse into an "opportunity" for Catalonia<\/h3>\n <\/a>\n \n
\n 13\/11\/2025<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n The Government kicks off the actions prior to the astronomical phenomenon of August 2026 with the day "Catalonia looks to the sky" <\/div>\n\n \n More information <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2540","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nNews - Catalonia 2026 Eclipse Website<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eclipsicatalunya.cat\/en\/news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"News - Catalonia 2026 Eclipse Website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/eclipsicatalunya.cat\/en\/news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Catalonia 2026 Eclipse Website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-15T12:04:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eclipsicatalunya.cat\\\/en\\\/news\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eclipsicatalunya.cat\\\/en\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News - 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