The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Zamora (Zamora)
Zamora
Within the path of totalityThe city of Zamora spent nineteen seconds inside the path of totality, from 20:30:48 to 20:31:07. That was 176th of 183 for duration and 177th in the index, on 53.1 points, and the fault lay with neither the horizon nor the sky, since it had 8.8 degrees of margin from the city's 695 metres and 54.1 % of clear days, exactly the provincial median. It was pure geometry: the edge of the shadow passed over Zamora. The proof is in the surroundings. Roales, four kilometres out, already enjoyed 31 seconds; La Hiniesta, 28; Cubillos, 38; and Monfarracinos, ten kilometres away, 39. Every kilometre north-east added totality, and at the province's north-eastern end the maximum was almost five times what the city saw. The clear-sky percentage condenses thirty annual readings for 12 August, from 1996 to 2025. The partial phase ran on until 21:23:43, with the Sun still well above the horizon.
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:34:36 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:30:48 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:30:58 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:31:07 |
| Eclipse ends (C4) | 21:23:43 |
| Duration of totality | 19s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 9° |
| Sun azimuth | 282° |
Score for this municipality: 53/100
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)
- 54.1%
- Average cloud cover
- 29.3%
- Average high temperature
- 30.1°C
- Average low temperature
- 16.4°C
- Years with rain
- 18.2%
- Altitude
- 695 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Roales20:30:53 · 31s
- Valcabado20:30:53 · 33s
- La Hiniesta20:30:53 · 28s
- Cubillos20:30:50 · 38s
- Monfarracinos20:30:52 · 39s
- Andavías20:30:49 · 32s
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