Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in La Torre de Fontaubella (Tarragona)
Tarragona
Within the path of totality20:29:24
Totality begins (C2)
20:30:00
Eclipse maximum
1m 11s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:29 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:24 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:30:00 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:35 |
| Sunset | 20:59:33 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 11s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 5° |
| Sun azimuth | 286° |
In La Torre de Fontaubella the Sun sets at 20:59:33, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 69/100
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)
- 44.9%
- Average cloud cover
- 36.6%
- Average high temperature
- 28.7°C
- Average low temperature
- 18.8°C
- Years with rain
- 31.2%
- Altitude
- 485 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Colldejou20:30:02 · 1m 11s
- L'Argentera20:29:58 · 1m 8s
- Pradell de la Teixeta20:29:57 · 1m 8s
- Marçà20:30:01 · 1m 12s
- Vilanova d'Escornalbou20:30:00 · 1m 10s
- Falset20:29:59 · 1m 11s