Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Cueva del Hierro (Cuenca)
Cuenca
Within the path of totality20:30:53
Totality begins (C2)
20:31:38
Eclipse maximum
1m 31s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:36:26 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:30:53 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:31:38 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:24 |
| Sunset | 21:10:04 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 31s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 6° |
| Sun azimuth | 284° |
In Cueva del Hierro the Sun sets at 21:10:04, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 79/100
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)
- 54.2%
- Average cloud cover
- 27.5%
- Average high temperature
- 25.6°C
- Average low temperature
- 13.1°C
- Years with rain
- 29.4%
- Altitude
- 1435 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Masegosa20:31:41 · 1m 30s
- Beteta20:31:40 · 1m 31s
- Poveda de la Sierra20:31:32 · 1m 33s
- Lagunaseca20:31:43 · 1m 30s
- Peralejos de las Truchas20:31:35 · 1m 32s
- Santa María del Val20:31:45 · 1m 27s