Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Valle de Mena (Burgos)
Burgos
Within the path of totality20:27:18
Totality begins (C2)
20:27:53
Eclipse maximum
1m 9s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:31:58 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:27:18 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:27:53 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:28:27 |
| Sunset | 21:20:11 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 9s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Valle de Mena the Sun sets at 21:20:11, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 61/100
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)
- 18.3%
- Average cloud cover
- 58.5%
- Average high temperature
- 24.5°C
- Average low temperature
- 15.8°C
- Years with rain
- 59.6%
- Altitude
- 360 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Balmaseda20:27:42 · 57s
- Artziniega20:27:49 · 1m 0s
- Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza20:27:42 · 1m 3s
- Valle de Villaverde20:27:38 · 56s
- Junta de Traslaloma20:28:00 · 1m 16s
- Artzentales20:27:37 · 52s