The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Hornillos de Cerrato (Palencia)
Palencia
Within the path of totalityOne August in four with rain. The 24.8% recorded at Hornillos de Cerrato is the driest figure among the six Palencia municipalities gathered in this archive, and it comes with the best sky number of the group: 53.9% of clear days, 14th of the 191 in the provincial band. The model also assigns it the lowest average cloud cover of the set, 32.6%.
That climate profile was paid for on the clock. Totality lasted 104 seconds, below the provincial median of 105 and in 112th place, three seconds short of the Palencia ceiling. Even so, the index granted it 84.0 points and fourth position, helped by 8.6 degrees of horizon clearance, one of the widest values in the province, with nine degrees of Sun at the instant of maximum. The total phase covered 20:29:01 to 20:30:45, and at 21:21:49 the Sun set still eclipsed. Every percentage comes from the 1996-2025 historical series.
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:33:51 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:01 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:53 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:45 |
| Sunset | 21:21:49 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 44s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 9° |
| Sun azimuth | 282° |
In Hornillos de Cerrato the Sun set at 21:21:49, still eclipsed: the eclipse did not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 84/100
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)
- 53.9%
- Average cloud cover
- 32.6%
- Average high temperature
- 28.9°C
- Average low temperature
- 15.3°C
- Years with rain
- 24.8%
- Altitude
- 876 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Torquemada20:29:49 · 1m 44s
- Herrera de Valdecañas20:29:46 · 1m 45s
- Villaviudas20:29:57 · 1m 43s
- Baltanás20:29:58 · 1m 43s
- Villamediana20:29:48 · 1m 44s
- Reinoso de Cerrato20:29:56 · 1m 43s
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