Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Ascó (Tarragona)
Tarragona
Within the path of totality20:29:22
Totality begins (C2)
20:30:00
Eclipse maximum
1m 15s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:23 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:22 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:30:00 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:37 |
| Sunset | 21:00:50 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 15s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 5° |
| Sun azimuth | 286° |
In Ascó the Sun sets at 21:00:50, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 57/100
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)
- 51.9%
- Average cloud cover
- 32.5%
- Average high temperature
- 32.2°C
- Average low temperature
- 20.7°C
- Years with rain
- 26.5%
- Altitude
- 164 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- La Fatarella20:30:03 · 1m 18s
- Vinebre20:29:59 · 1m 14s
- Móra d'Ebre20:30:07 · 1m 18s
- Garcia20:30:03 · 1m 16s
- La Torre de l'Espanyol20:29:58 · 1m 13s
- Corbera d'Ebre20:30:11 · 1m 22s