Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in La Acebeda (Madrid)
Madrid
Within the path of totality20:30:30
Totality begins (C2)
20:31:12
Eclipse maximum
1m 25s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:30 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:30:30 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:31:12 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:31:55 |
| Sunset | 21:17:24 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 25s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In La Acebeda the Sun sets at 21:17:24, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 68/100
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)
- 42.1%
- Average cloud cover
- 34.5%
- Average high temperature
- 24.3°C
- Average low temperature
- 12.6°C
- Years with rain
- 26.7%
- Altitude
- 1415 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Robregordo20:31:10 · 1m 26s
- Braojos20:31:17 · 1m 22s
- Horcajo de la Sierra-Aoslos20:31:14 · 1m 24s
- La Serna del Monte20:31:18 · 1m 21s
- Gascones20:31:19 · 1m 21s
- Prádena20:31:08 · 1m 26s