Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Hontoria de la Cantera (Burgos)
Burgos
Within the path of totality20:28:34
Totality begins (C2)
20:29:26
Eclipse maximum
1m 44s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:33:33 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:28:34 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:26 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:18 |
| Sunset | 21:19:43 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 44s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Hontoria de la Cantera the Sun sets at 21:19:43, still eclipsed: the eclipse does 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)
- 41%
- Average cloud cover
- 39.8%
- Average high temperature
- 27.8°C
- Average low temperature
- 14.9°C
- Years with rain
- 30.7%
- Altitude
- 927 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Revillarruz20:29:22 · 1m 44s
- Los Ausines20:29:22 · 1m 44s
- Cogollos20:29:25 · 1m 45s
- Cubillo del Campo20:29:28 · 1m 45s
- Madrigal del Monte20:29:31 · 1m 45s
- Valdorros20:29:29 · 1m 45s