Total eclipse · August 12, 2026

The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Balmaseda (Bizkaia)

Bizkaia

Within the path of totality
20:27:14
Totality begins (C2)
20:27:42
Eclipse maximum
57s
Duration of totality

Official timings (IGN)

MomentTime (CEST)
Eclipse begins (C1)19:31:48
Totality begins (C2)20:27:14
Eclipse maximum20:27:42
Totality ends (C3)20:28:11
Sunset21:20:02
Duration of totality57s
Magnitude1.03
Sun altitude8°
Sun azimuth283°

In Balmaseda the Sun sets at 21:20:02, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.

Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).

Score for this municipality: 55/100

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)
18.6%
Average cloud cover
58.8%
Average high temperature
23.4°C
Average low temperature
15.8°C
Years with rain
57.2%
Altitude
322 m

30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.

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