Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Quintanar de la Sierra (Burgos)
Burgos
Within the path of totality20:28:47
Totality begins (C2)
20:29:39
Eclipse maximum
1m 43s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:33:58 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:28:47 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:29:39 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:30:30 |
| Sunset | 21:16:53 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 43s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Quintanar de la Sierra the Sun sets at 21:16:53, 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)
- 44.3%
- Average cloud cover
- 39.7%
- Average high temperature
- 25.1°C
- Average low temperature
- 14.1°C
- Years with rain
- 42.3%
- Altitude
- 1238 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Regumiel de la Sierra20:29:40 · 1m 43s
- Neila20:29:30 · 1m 42s
- Duruelo de la Sierra20:29:40 · 1m 43s
- Canicosa de la Sierra20:29:43 · 1m 44s
- Vilviestre del Pinar20:29:42 · 1m 44s
- Palacios de la Sierra20:29:42 · 1m 44s