Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Benafigos (Castelló/Castellón)
Castelló/Castellón
Within the path of totality20:30:48
Totality begins (C2)
20:31:37
Eclipse maximum
1m 39s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:36:57 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:30:48 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:31:37 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:27 |
| Sunset | 21:02:10 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 39s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 5° |
| Sun azimuth | 285° |
In Benafigos the Sun sets at 21:02:10, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).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)
- 55.9%
- Average cloud cover
- 31%
- Average high temperature
- 28.5°C
- Average low temperature
- 17.5°C
- Years with rain
- 41.9%
- Altitude
- 731 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Atzeneta del Maestrat20:31:42 · 1m 38s
- Culla20:31:31 · 1m 39s
- Xodos/Chodos20:31:42 · 1m 37s
- Vistabella del Maestrat20:31:37 · 1m 39s
- la Torre d'en Besora20:31:30 · 1m 40s
- les Useres/Useras20:31:47 · 1m 37s
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