Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Cañas (La Rioja)
La Rioja
Within the path of totality20:28:10
Totality begins (C2)
20:28:56
Eclipse maximum
1m 32s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:33:15 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:28:10 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:28:56 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:29:42 |
| Sunset | 21:16:57 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 32s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Cañas the Sun sets at 21:16:57, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 75/100
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)
- 39.2%
- Average cloud cover
- 45.8%
- Average high temperature
- 27.8°C
- Average low temperature
- 15.2°C
- Years with rain
- 27.7%
- Altitude
- 684 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Canillas de Río Tuerto20:28:56 · 1m 32s
- Torrecilla sobre Alesanco20:28:54 · 1m 31s
- Cirueña20:28:55 · 1m 32s
- Villar de Torre20:28:59 · 1m 33s
- Villarejo20:28:59 · 1m 33s
- Cordovín20:28:57 · 1m 31s