Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Hontoria de Cerrato (Palencia)
Palencia
Within the path of totality20:29:12
Totality begins (C2)
20:30:03
Eclipse maximum
1m 41s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:33:59 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:12 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:30:03 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:53 |
| Sunset | 21:22:20 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 41s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 9° |
| Sun azimuth | 282° |
In Hontoria de Cerrato the Sun sets at 21:22:20, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 83/100
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)
- 55.1%
- Average cloud cover
- 33%
- Average high temperature
- 29°C
- Average low temperature
- 15.5°C
- Years with rain
- 25%
- Altitude
- 786 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Soto de Cerrato20:29:59 · 1m 42s
- Venta de Baños20:30:02 · 1m 41s
- Tariego de Cerrato20:30:04 · 1m 40s
- Valle de Cerrato20:30:05 · 1m 41s
- Reinoso de Cerrato20:29:56 · 1m 43s
- Cevico de la Torre20:30:08 · 1m 40s