Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Castrillo de Don Juan (Palencia)
Palencia
Within the path of totality20:29:19
Totality begins (C2)
20:30:10
Eclipse maximum
1m 42s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:34:13 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:19 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:30:10 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:31:01 |
| Sunset | 21:20:36 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 42s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Castrillo de Don Juan the Sun sets at 21:20:36, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 83/100
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)
- 52.3%
- Average cloud cover
- 32.8%
- Average high temperature
- 28.4°C
- Average low temperature
- 15.3°C
- Years with rain
- 25.7%
- Altitude
- 922 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Tórtoles de Esgueva20:30:07 · 1m 43s
- Cevico Navero20:30:05 · 1m 42s
- Hérmedes de Cerrato20:30:09 · 1m 41s
- Encinas de Esgueva20:30:14 · 1m 41s
- Canillas de Esgueva20:30:14 · 1m 40s
- Fombellida20:30:15 · 1m 40s