The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Deltebre (Tarragona)
Tarragona
Within the path of totalityFour degrees. That was the Sun's altitude when the Moon covered it completely over Deltebre, the lowest figure in this whole archive alongside the provincial capital. On broken ground it would have been close to a sentence; on the Ebro delta, at sea level with the alluvial plain open to the west, it was more of an advantage, even if the clearance the model computed came to just 2.7 degrees.
Its 91 seconds of totality place it eighteenth among the 169 municipalities of the province inside the band, seven short of the maximum at La Sénia, and its historical 57.1 % of open sky ties with Amposta at the top of Tarragona. The index gave it 80.2 points, fifth place. The total eclipse ran from 20:29:54 to 20:31:25 and the Sun set at 20:59:14, the earliest of the six Tarragona municipalities gathered here, with the partial phase still unfinished. That 57.1 % is a thirty-year average, not a chronicle of the day.
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:36:10 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:54 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:30:40 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:31:25 |
| Sunset | 20:59:14 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 31s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 4° |
| Sun azimuth | 286° |
In Deltebre the Sun set at 20:59:14, still eclipsed: the eclipse did not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 80/100
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)
- 57.1%
- Average cloud cover
- 28.9%
- Average high temperature
- 28.9°C
- Average low temperature
- 22.1°C
- Years with rain
- 15.2%
- Altitude
- 0 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Sant Jaume d'Enveja20:30:41 · 1m 32s
- Camarles20:30:36 · 1m 31s
- L'Ampolla20:30:31 · 1m 29s
- Amposta20:30:43 · 1m 34s
- L'Aldea20:30:40 · 1m 32s
- El Perelló20:30:26 · 1m 27s
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