Partial Solar Eclipse over Vienna, August 2026
The total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 crossed Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain, reaching Vienna, Austria, only as a deep partial phase at sunset. Photographs document the eclipsed sun setting behind the Wienerwald, the Votivkirche spires, the Rathaus tower and emptied Innere Stadt streets.
Lone pedestrian crossing empty Vienna intersection during the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse A single pedestrian crosses a deserted intersection in Vienna's Innenstadt, seen from above during the partial solar eclipse of 12 August 2026. The 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse reached Vienna only as a deep partial phase, with the path of totality crossing Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. 
Pedestrians at Vienna Innere Stadt intersection during the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse Pedestrians cross a tram-tracked intersection in Vienna's Innere Stadt district during the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026, seen from an elevated vantage point in black and white. Vienna lay outside the path of totality and experienced a deep partial eclipse that dimmed the evening light over the city centre. 
Vienna Donaukanal High-Rise on Total Solar Eclipse Day, 12 August 2026 Elevated late-afternoon view across the Donaukanal in central Vienna, Austria, on 12 August 2026, the day of the total solar eclipse, with a glass-fronted high-rise wrapped in white construction netting rising above the quayside traffic. The wooded ridges of the Vienna Woods stand on the horizon behind the city. 
Vienna Rooftops and Glass-Crowned High-Rise During the 12 August 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Vienna's rooftops and a cylindrical glass-crowned high-rise catch low sunlight during the partial solar eclipse of 12 August 2026, seen from the city centre. The 12 August 2026 eclipse was total over Iceland and northern Spain and appeared as a deep partial eclipse over Vienna. 
Crow silhouetted on Vienna rooftop above Belvedere Palace during the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse A crow perches on a rooftop light fitting above the Innere Stadt in Vienna, Austria, during the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026. The Baroque Oberes Belvedere, completed in 1723, stands out on the skyline beyond the surrounding rooftops. 
Partially eclipsed sun setting behind Vienna Woods above Votivkirche twin spires, 12 August 2026 The partially eclipsed sun sets behind the Vienna Woods during the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026, viewed over the Innere Stadt skyline of Vienna, Austria. The twin neo-Gothic spires of the Votivkirche, each 99 metres tall, stand silhouetted against the orange sky. Partially eclipsed sun setting behind Vienna Woods, seen from central Vienna, August 2026 The partially eclipsed sun sets as a crescent behind the wooded ridge of the Vienna Woods, photographed from central Vienna, Austria, on 12 August 2026. A high-rise building topped by a telecommunications mast and a construction crane stand in silhouette against the orange sky. 
Crescent Sun Setting Behind Wienerwald Hills During Vienna's Solar Eclipse, 12 August 2026 The partially eclipsed Sun sets as a crescent behind the wooded Wienerwald hills west of Vienna, Austria, during the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026, viewed from Vienna's inner city. Vienna lay outside the path of totality and saw a deep partial phase, with the Moon still covering the solar disc at sunset. 
Rathaus Tower and Votivkirche Spires Above Vienna After the 2026 Total Solar Eclipse Vienna's Rathaus tower and the twin spires of the Votivkirche stand illuminated above the city's rooftops in the twilight following the total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Orange afterglow silhouettes the wooded Wienerwald hills rising behind the Votivkirche. 
Vienna City Hall Tower Silhouetted Against Red Sky During August 2026 Solar Eclipse The Gothic Revival tower of the Wiener Rathaus stands silhouetted against a deep red sky over central Vienna, Austria, during the total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026. The illuminated clock face and the Rathausmann statue crowning the 98-metre spire remain visible alongside construction cranes on the darkened skyline.