Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Cascajares de la Sierra (Burgos)
Burgos
Within the path of totality20:28:43
Totality begins (C2)
20:29:36
Eclipse maximum
1m 44s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:33:48 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:28:43 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:36 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:27 |
| Sunset | 21:18:29 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 44s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Cascajares de la Sierra the Sun sets at 21:18:29, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 81/100
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)
- 45.5%
- Average cloud cover
- 37.1%
- Average high temperature
- 27.9°C
- Average low temperature
- 15°C
- Years with rain
- 32.2%
- Altitude
- 950 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Barbadillo del Mercado20:29:37 · 1m 44s
- Jaramillo Quemado20:29:33 · 1m 44s
- Hortigüela20:29:35 · 1m 44s
- Contreras20:29:40 · 1m 45s
- Villaespasa20:29:32 · 1m 44s
- Campolara20:29:30 · 1m 44s