Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Ares del Maestrat (Castelló/Castellón)
Castelló/Castellón
Within the path of totality20:30:29
Totality begins (C2)
20:31:19
Eclipse maximum
1m 40s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:36:39 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:30:29 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:31:19 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:09 |
| Sunset | 21:02:12 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 40s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 5° |
| Sun azimuth | 285° |
In Ares del Maestrat the Sun sets at 21:02:12, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 82/100
score = 100·(0.40·duration_norm + 0.30·horizon + 0.30·weather). Duration normalized over 110s (maximum in Spain); horizon margin over 2° (solar radius + safety margin).
Historical climate (1996-2025)
- Clear days (30-year average)
- 54%
- Average cloud cover
- 30.8%
- Average high temperature
- 27.7°C
- Average low temperature
- 16.6°C
- Years with rain
- 48.2%
- Altitude
- 1038 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Benassal20:31:26 · 1m 39s
- Castellfort20:31:16 · 1m 40s
- Vilar de Canes20:31:27 · 1m 40s
- Catí20:31:15 · 1m 40s
- Vilafranca/Villafranca del Cid20:31:24 · 1m 40s
- Albocàsser20:31:26 · 1m 39s
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