Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Quintana del Puente (Palencia)
Palencia
Within the path of totality20:28:51
Totality begins (C2)
20:29:43
Eclipse maximum
1m 44s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:33:42 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:28:51 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:43 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:35 |
| Sunset | 21:21:45 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 44s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 9° |
| Sun azimuth | 282° |
In Quintana del Puente the Sun sets at 21:21:45, 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)
- 49.4%
- Average cloud cover
- 36.1%
- Average high temperature
- 29.1°C
- Average low temperature
- 15.6°C
- Years with rain
- 28.2%
- Altitude
- 768 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Cordovilla la Real20:29:44 · 1m 44s
- Herrera de Valdecañas20:29:46 · 1m 45s
- Villahán20:29:46 · 1m 45s
- Valbuena de Pisuerga20:29:37 · 1m 46s
- Villalaco20:29:37 · 1m 46s
- Revilla Vallejera20:29:36 · 1m 46s