Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant (Tarragona)
Tarragona
Within the path of totality20:29:31
Totality begins (C2)
20:30:10
Eclipse maximum
1m 18s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:39 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:31 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:30:10 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:49 |
| Sunset | 20:59:28 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 18s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 5° |
| Sun azimuth | 286° |
In Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant the Sun sets at 20:59:28, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 74/100
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)
- 50.7%
- Average cloud cover
- 35.3%
- Average high temperature
- 28.1°C
- Average low temperature
- 18.8°C
- Years with rain
- 23.5%
- Altitude
- 542 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Pratdip20:30:06 · 1m 15s
- Tivissa20:30:10 · 1m 19s
- L'Ametlla de Mar20:30:23 · 1m 25s
- Mont-roig del Camp20:30:01 · 1m 11s
- Capçanes20:30:04 · 1m 15s
- Colldejou20:30:02 · 1m 11s