Publicatie datum
29 May 2026
On Wednesday 12 August a partial solar eclipse takes place. The eclipse begins at 19:17, and the maximum of the eclipse is at 20:11. At that point 88% of the sun's surface will be covered.
Unfortunately the Sun and the Moon are then only 8 degrees above the horizon. So you will have to find a spot with a good view of the western horizon. The boulevard between Bloemendaal aan Zee and Zandvoort is of course an obvious choice.
The eclipse ends at 21:03, and the Sun and the Moon set together shortly afterwards at 21:13. In clear weather the entire eclipse will therefore be visible, but just above the horizon.
This is the largest eclipse visible in the Netherlands in the 21st century. Further south the moon will cover more of the sun, and in large parts of northern Spain it will be a total solar eclipse.
Even when only 12% of the sunlight reaches us, eclipse glasses are truly necessary. Such eclipse glasses are available at our observatory, for €3.50 each.
We will of course organise a special event for this, but we have not yet finalised all the details. Because the eclipse is too low, the eclipse cannot be viewed through our large telescope, and we will organise the event at a different location, possibly with a connection to the Perseids. For more information, see our agenda.
