Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Sopuerta (Bizkaia)
Bizkaia
Within the path of totality20:27:12
Totality begins (C2)
20:27:35
Eclipse maximum
47s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:31:42 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:27:12 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:27:35 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:27:59 |
| Sunset | 21:20:01 |
| Duration of totality | 47s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Sopuerta the Sun sets at 21:20:01, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 52/100
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)
- 17.4%
- Average cloud cover
- 60.8%
- Average high temperature
- 22.8°C
- Average low temperature
- 15.9°C
- Years with rain
- 56.6%
- Altitude
- 281 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Artzentales20:27:37 · 52s
- Galdames20:27:35 · 45s
- Zalla20:27:40 · 52s
- Balmaseda20:27:42 · 57s
- Muskiz20:27:29 · 37s
- Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena20:27:28 · 32s