Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Alba de Cerrato (Palencia)
Palencia
Within the path of totality20:29:21
Totality begins (C2)
20:30:12
Eclipse maximum
1m 40s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:34:10 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:21 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:30:12 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:31:01 |
| Sunset | 21:21:50 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 40s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 282° |
In Alba de Cerrato the Sun sets at 21:21:50, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 83/100
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)
- 53.8%
- Average cloud cover
- 32.4%
- Average high temperature
- 29°C
- Average low temperature
- 15.7°C
- Years with rain
- 20.9%
- Altitude
- 813 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Población de Cerrato20:30:14 · 1m 38s
- Esguevillas de Esgueva20:30:18 · 1m 37s
- Vertavillo20:30:09 · 1m 40s
- Cevico de la Torre20:30:08 · 1m 40s
- Amusquillo20:30:17 · 1m 38s
- Cubillas de Cerrato20:30:14 · 1m 38s