Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Benifallet (Tarragona)
Tarragona
Within the path of totality20:29:37
Totality begins (C2)
20:30:20
Eclipse maximum
1m 26s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:44 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:37 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:30:20 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:31:03 |
| Sunset | 21:00:38 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 26s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 5° |
| Sun azimuth | 286° |
In Benifallet the Sun sets at 21:00:38, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 77/100
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)
- 52.4%
- Average cloud cover
- 34%
- Average high temperature
- 31.1°C
- Average low temperature
- 20.8°C
- Years with rain
- 26.3%
- Altitude
- 113 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- El Pinell de Brai20:30:16 · 1m 24s
- Tivenys20:30:26 · 1m 28s
- Rasquera20:30:16 · 1m 24s
- Xerta20:30:26 · 1m 29s
- Miravet20:30:13 · 1m 22s
- Prat de Comte20:30:21 · 1m 27s