Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Palma (Illes Balears)
Illes Balears
Within the path of totality20:31:00
Totality begins (C2)
20:31:48
Eclipse maximum
1m 36s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:37:58 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:31:00 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:31:48 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:36 |
| Sunset | 20:49:23 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 36s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 3° |
| Sun azimuth | 287° |
In Palma the Sun sets at 20:49:23, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 80/100
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)
- 66%
- Average cloud cover
- 21.8%
- Average high temperature
- 30.1°C
- Average low temperature
- 23.7°C
- Years with rain
- 17%
- Altitude
- 5 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Marratxí20:31:41 · 1m 36s
- Santa Eugènia20:31:39 · 1m 36s
- Santa María del Camí20:31:38 · 1m 35s
- Consell20:31:36 · 1m 35s
- Algaida20:31:44 · 1m 36s
- Esporles20:31:41 · 1m 36s