Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Mequinenza (Zaragoza)
Zaragoza
Within the path of totality20:29:11
Totality begins (C2)
20:29:46
Eclipse maximum
1m 10s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:35:04 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:29:11 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:46 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:21 |
| Sunset | 21:02:17 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 10s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 5° |
| Sun azimuth | 285° |
In Mequinenza the Sun sets at 21:02:17, 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)
- 59.6%
- Average cloud cover
- 28.6%
- Average high temperature
- 32.7°C
- Average low temperature
- 19.7°C
- Years with rain
- 28.4%
- Altitude
- 310 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Fayón20:29:58 · 1m 18s
- Torrente de Cinca20:29:37 · 1m 1s
- La Granja d'Escarp20:29:41 · 1m 5s
- Nonaspe20:30:03 · 1m 21s
- Almatret20:29:51 · 1m 11s
- Fraga20:29:32 · 57s