Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in La Cierva (Cuenca)
Cuenca
Within the path of totality20:31:52
Totality begins (C2)
20:32:25
Eclipse maximum
1m 5s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:37:20 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:31:52 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:32:25 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:57 |
| Sunset | 21:08:19 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 5s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 6° |
| Sun azimuth | 285° |
In La Cierva the Sun sets at 21:08:19, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 70/100
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)
- 54.9%
- Average cloud cover
- 26.2%
- Average high temperature
- 29.5°C
- Average low temperature
- 16.5°C
- Years with rain
- 27.9%
- Altitude
- 1213 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Valdemorillo de la Sierra20:32:25 · 1m 6s
- Cañada del Hoyo20:32:33 · 54s
- Valdemoro-Sierra20:32:19 · 1m 11s
- Buenache de la Sierra20:32:20 · 1m 7s
- Pajarón20:32:33 · 58s
- Palomera20:32:27 · 59s