Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Valdepiélagos (Madrid)
Madrid
Within the path of totality20:31:07
Totality begins (C2)
20:31:41
Eclipse maximum
1m 8s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:36:04 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:31:07 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:31:41 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:15 |
| Sunset | 21:16:07 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 8s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 7° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Valdepiélagos the Sun sets at 21:16:07, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 71/100
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)
- 57.2%
- Average cloud cover
- 29.3%
- Average high temperature
- 31.3°C
- Average low temperature
- 17.7°C
- Years with rain
- 14.3%
- Altitude
- 750 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Talamanca de Jarama20:31:43 · 1m 4s
- El Casar20:31:47 · 1m 4s
- Uceda20:31:34 · 1m 13s
- El Cubillo de Uceda20:31:35 · 1m 15s
- El Vellón20:31:43 · 1m 3s
- Valdenuño Fernández20:31:40 · 1m 11s