Total eclipse · August 12, 2026
The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Valdemeca (Cuenca)
Cuenca
Within the path of totality20:31:27
Totality begins (C2)
20:32:07
Eclipse maximum
1m 20s
Duration of totality
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:37:03 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:31:27 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:32:07 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:32:47 |
| Sunset | 21:08:12 |
| Duration of totality | 1m 20s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 6° |
| Sun azimuth | 285° |
In Valdemeca the Sun sets at 21:08:12, still eclipsed: the eclipse does not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 76/100
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)
- 53.9%
- Average cloud cover
- 26.3%
- Average high temperature
- 27.9°C
- Average low temperature
- 14.7°C
- Years with rain
- 26.7%
- Altitude
- 1371 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Laguna del Marquesado20:32:11 · 1m 19s
- Huélamo20:32:03 · 1m 22s
- Beamud20:32:12 · 1m 16s
- Huerta del Marquesado20:32:14 · 1m 17s
- Zafrilla20:32:08 · 1m 21s
- Valdemoro-Sierra20:32:19 · 1m 11s