Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Garganta de los Montes (Madrid)
Madrid
Within the path of totality20:30:53
Totality begins (C2)
20:31:29
Eclipse maximum
1m 13s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:47 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:30:53 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:31:29 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:06 |
| Sunset | 21:17:20 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 13s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Garganta de los Montes the Sun sets at 21:17:20, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 71/100
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)
- 48.6%
- Average cloud cover
- 32.4%
- Average high temperature
- 28.3°C
- Average low temperature
- 16°C
- Years with rain
- 22.9%
- Altitude
- 1185 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Gargantilla del Lozoya y Pinilla de Buitrago20:31:25 · 1m 15s
- Lozoyuela-Navas-Sieteiglesias20:31:27 · 1m 15s
- Canencia20:31:31 · 1m 11s
- Valdemanco20:31:34 · 1m 11s
- Buitrago del Lozoya20:31:21 · 1m 19s
- Lozoya20:31:27 · 1m 12s