Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in El Molar (Madrid)
Madrid
Within the path of totality20:31:15
Totality begins (C2)
20:31:46
Eclipse maximum
1m 1s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:36:07 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:31:15 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:31:46 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:16 |
| Sunset | 21:16:33 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 1s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 7° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In El Molar the Sun sets at 21:16:33, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 69/100
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)
- 59%
- Average cloud cover
- 26.7%
- Average high temperature
- 31.8°C
- Average low temperature
- 17.8°C
- Years with rain
- 14.8%
- Altitude
- 707 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Valdetorres de Jarama20:31:48 · 1m 0s
- San Agustín del Guadalix20:31:51 · 53s
- Pedrezuela20:31:45 · 1m 1s
- Fuente el Saz de Jarama20:31:54 · 52s
- El Vellón20:31:43 · 1m 3s
- Talamanca de Jarama20:31:43 · 1m 4s