Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Cardeñuela Riopico (Burgos)
Burgos
Within the path of totality20:28:17
Totality begins (C2)
20:29:09
Eclipse maximum
1m 43s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:33:15 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:28:17 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:09 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:00 |
| Sunset | 21:19:44 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 43s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Cardeñuela Riopico the Sun sets at 21:19:44, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 76/100
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)
- 31.2%
- Average cloud cover
- 45.1%
- Average high temperature
- 26.2°C
- Average low temperature
- 13.4°C
- Years with rain
- 31.8%
- Altitude
- 974 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Orbaneja Riopico20:29:09 · 1m 43s
- Atapuerca20:29:06 · 1m 42s
- Rubena20:29:06 · 1m 42s
- Quintanapalla20:29:03 · 1m 41s
- Castrillo del Val20:29:13 · 1m 43s
- Cardeñajimeno20:29:12 · 1m 44s