Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Araba/Álava)
Araba/Álava
Within the path of totality20:27:38
Totality begins (C2)
20:28:09
Eclipse maximum
1m 3s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:32:27 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:27:38 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:28:09 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:28:41 |
| Sunset | 21:17:13 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 3s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Vitoria-Gasteiz the Sun sets at 21:17:13, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 59/100
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)
- 20.9%
- Average cloud cover
- 54.6%
- Average high temperature
- 25.2°C
- Average low temperature
- 14.9°C
- Years with rain
- 44.4%
- Altitude
- 520 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Arratzua-Ubarrundia20:28:05 · 58s
- Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca20:28:15 · 1m 11s
- Elburgo/Burgelu20:28:08 · 56s
- Zigoitia20:27:59 · 55s
- La Puebla de Arganzón20:28:20 · 1m 15s
- Condado de Treviño20:28:22 · 1m 13s