Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in El Atazar (Madrid)
Madrid
Within the path of totality20:30:45
Totality begins (C2)
20:31:25
Eclipse maximum
1m 20s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:46 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:30:45 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:31:25 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:05 |
| Sunset | 21:16:29 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 20s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 7° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In El Atazar the Sun sets at 21:16:29, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 73/100
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)
- 48.9%
- Average cloud cover
- 31.3%
- Average high temperature
- 29.3°C
- Average low temperature
- 16.3°C
- Years with rain
- 20.3%
- Altitude
- 1060 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Robledillo de la Jara20:31:24 · 1m 20s
- Cervera de Buitrago20:31:27 · 1m 18s
- Berzosa del Lozoya20:31:22 · 1m 21s
- Valdepeñas de la Sierra20:31:26 · 1m 20s
- Patones20:31:33 · 1m 15s
- Puebla de la Sierra20:31:17 · 1m 25s