The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Castejón de Monegros (Huesca)
Huesca
Within the path of totalityAt 489 metres, Castejón de Monegros is the highest of the five Huesca municipalities in this archive, and that elevation shows up in two places. First, in the Sun's altitude: 6 degrees at maximum, one more than at Peñalba, Candasnos or Torrente de Cinca, all further south. Second, on the clock: the Sun did not set until 21:04:57, the latest in the group, more than two and a half minutes after Torrente.
Its 69 seconds of totality leave it third among the 57 Huesca municipalities in the band, one short of the provincial ceiling, and its 60.4 % of clear days in the 1996-2025 series is the fourteenth figure in the province. Index: 73.2, third as well. Clearance over the terrain, 4.6 degrees out of the 6 available, was generous for what a Monegros plateau cut by gullies and escarpments usually offers. Totality from 20:28:58 to 20:30:07, with maximum at 20:29:32.
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:34:39 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:28:58 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:32 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:07 |
| Sunset | 21:04:57 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 9s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 6° |
| Sun azimuth | 285° |
In Castejón de Monegros the Sun set at 21:04:57, still eclipsed: the eclipse did not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 73/100
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)
- 60.4%
- Average cloud cover
- 27.5%
- Average high temperature
- 31.4°C
- Average low temperature
- 18.9°C
- Years with rain
- 33.5%
- Altitude
- 489 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Sena20:29:20 · 54s
- Albalatillo20:29:20 · 56s
- La Almolda20:29:38 · 1m 12s
- Valfarta20:29:36 · 1m 10s
- Sariñena20:29:15 · 51s
- Villanueva de Sigena20:29:19 · 52s
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