Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Cervera del Río Alhama (La Rioja)
La Rioja
Within the path of totality20:28:36
Totality begins (C2)
20:29:21
Eclipse maximum
1m 30s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:33:57 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:28:36 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:21 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:06 |
| Sunset | 21:12:35 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 30s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 7° |
| Sun azimuth | 284° |
In Cervera del Río Alhama the Sun sets at 21:12:35, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 76/100
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)
- 49%
- Average cloud cover
- 34.8%
- Average high temperature
- 29.8°C
- Average low temperature
- 17.2°C
- Years with rain
- 28.6%
- Altitude
- 611 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Fitero20:29:15 · 1m 26s
- Aguilar del Río Alhama20:29:26 · 1m 32s
- Igea20:29:16 · 1m 28s
- Valdemadera20:29:25 · 1m 32s
- Grávalos20:29:12 · 1m 26s
- Dévanos20:29:31 · 1m 32s