Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Rascafría (Madrid)
Madrid
Within the path of totality20:31:00
Totality begins (C2)
20:31:33
Eclipse maximum
1m 6s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:48 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:31:00 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:31:33 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:06 |
| Sunset | 21:18:04 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 6s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Rascafría the Sun sets at 21:18:04, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 39/100
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)
- 49.4%
- Average cloud cover
- 32.8%
- Average high temperature
- 26.9°C
- Average low temperature
- 15.5°C
- Years with rain
- 27.2%
- Altitude
- 1262 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Alameda del Valle20:31:32 · 1m 7s
- Pinilla del Valle20:31:30 · 1m 10s
- Real Sitio de San Ildefonso20:31:36 · 59s
- Canencia20:31:31 · 1m 11s
- Palazuelos de Eresma20:31:33 · 1m 0s
- Miraflores de la Sierra20:31:40 · 1m 2s