Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Piérnigas (Burgos)
Burgos
Within the path of totality20:27:57
Totality begins (C2)
20:28:44
Eclipse maximum
1m 35s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:32:52 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:27:57 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:28:44 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:29:32 |
| Sunset | 21:19:38 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 35s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Piérnigas the Sun sets at 21:19:38, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 73/100
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)
- 25.4%
- Average cloud cover
- 51%
- Average high temperature
- 26.6°C
- Average low temperature
- 14.5°C
- Years with rain
- 27.3%
- Altitude
- 684 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Quintanabureba20:28:44 · 1m 34s
- Rojas20:28:46 · 1m 36s
- Llano de Bureba20:28:42 · 1m 35s
- Salinillas de Bureba20:28:48 · 1m 37s
- Los Barrios de Bureba20:28:39 · 1m 33s
- Aguilar de Bureba20:28:43 · 1m 34s