Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in El Pla de Santa Maria (Tarragona)
Tarragona
Within the path of totality20:29:20
Totality begins (C2)
20:29:30
Eclipse maximum
21s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:03 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:20 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:30 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:29:41 |
| Sunset | 20:58:19 |
| Duration of totality | 21s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 4° |
| Sun azimuth | 286° |
In El Pla de Santa Maria the Sun sets at 20:58:19, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 46/100
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)
- 43.1%
- Average cloud cover
- 38.4%
- Average high temperature
- 30.7°C
- Average low temperature
- 19.5°C
- Years with rain
- 36.7%
- Altitude
- 338 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Figuerola del Camp20:29:30 · 20s
- Cabra del Camp20:29:28 · 6s
- Alió20:29:36 · 35s
- Vila-rodona20:29:34 · 28s
- Puigpelat20:29:38 · 38s
- Valls20:29:38 · 41s