Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in El Molar (Tarragona)
Tarragona
Within the path of totality20:29:23
Totality begins (C2)
20:29:59
Eclipse maximum
1m 12s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:25 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:23 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:59 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:35 |
| Sunset | 21:00:15 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 12s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 5° |
| Sun azimuth | 286° |
In El Molar the Sun sets at 21:00:15, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 72/100
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)
- 50.4%
- Average cloud cover
- 34.5%
- Average high temperature
- 31.6°C
- Average low temperature
- 19.9°C
- Years with rain
- 29.3%
- Altitude
- 217 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- La Figuera20:29:54 · 1m 7s
- El Lloar20:29:56 · 1m 10s
- El Masroig20:30:02 · 1m 14s
- Bellmunt del Priorat20:29:58 · 1m 10s
- Garcia20:30:03 · 1m 16s
- Gratallops20:29:55 · 1m 8s