Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:33
Alboraya
39.500°, -0.350° · 10 m a.s.l.
1 min 2 s of night in broad daylight
Visible · score 74/100 Sun at +5° · 286° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 3.68° at C3.
Full totality was visible here, but the Sun set before the partial phase ended — an unusually epic finale.
Total eclipse · 100% obscuration
C1 — Partial begins
19:38
☀ +15°
C2 — Totality begins
20:32
☀ +5°
Maximum
20:33
1m 2s · 286° WNW
C4 — Partial ends
21:24
☀ -4°
ALBORAYA · 39.500° N -0.350° W
Photo: Echiner · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
In Alboraya, day turned to night for 1 min 2 s.
At 20:33 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over Alboraya. For 1 min 2 s, the sky darkened as if it were night, leaving the Sun as a ring of light around a black disc.
The other two eclipses from here
Eclipse 2 Aug 2027
Score 50/ 100
Eclipse visible
The Sun will be 37-41° high, so terrain rules out no city at all: of the 560 assessed, 522 tie on the same score. What decides is being inside the path.
Eclipse 26 Jan 2028
Score 66/ 100
Marginal visibility — depends on fine horizon
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About Alboraya
Alboraya is a municipality in the province of Valencia, in the Valencian Community, with approximately 24,200 inhabitants. Located just 10 meters above sea level, it occupies part of the historic coastal farmland surrounding the city of Valencia, with which it borders directly to the north. Its territory extends from the agricultural fields inland to the Mediterranean waterfront, forming a flat, open landscape characteristic of the coastal municipalities along this stretch of the Spanish coast.
For this eclipse
On 12 August 2026, Alboraya will lie within the path of totality of the solar eclipse. Maximum will occur at 20:32 local time, when the Sun reaches contact C3. The most notable condition is the very low solar altitude at that moment: barely 4.5° above the horizon. The margin with respect to the calculated topographic horizon is 4.1°, which makes an observation point with a completely unobstructed west-northwest horizon absolutely essential.
The weather in August
August in Alboraya is framed within a Mediterranean coastal climate, with high summer temperatures and scarce precipitation. Data from the AEMET network for the period 1991–2020 indicate that the risk of thunderstorms in August is low for this area. This circumstance is favorable for observing the eclipse, as it reduces the probability that convective clouds will interrupt the view of the Sun during the late afternoon hours of 12 August.
Past eclipses
The last total eclipse visible from Alboraya occurred on 18 July 1860, 166 years ago, with a duration of approximately two minutes. More recently, on 3 October 2005, an annular eclipse offered a coverage of 90.4% of the solar disk for just over three minutes. No total eclipse is predicted for the area after 2028; the next annular eclipse will not arrive until 13 July 2075.
Direction and altitude of the Sun
At the moment of maximum eclipse, the Sun will be 4.5° above the horizon, with an azimuth of 286°, that is, in the west-northwest direction. Such a low solar position requires a completely open horizon in that direction: any obstacle—a building, a row of trees, or a small hill—could block the view of the corona. Ideal locations will be those facing west-northwest with the fewest possible buildings, such as beaches or open land near the coast.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
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The eclipse from Alboraya
In Alboraya, totality began at 20:32 local time and lasted 1 min 2 s, until 20:33. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:33.
In Alboraya, the Sun was 5° above the horizon, toward the WNW. Even so, a clear horizon toward the WNW helped.
This area typically sees around 15% median cloud cover at that hour, based on ten years of historical data — not a forecast for this specific eclipse.
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Eclipse schedule in Alboraya
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:38:22 | 17:38:22 UTC | +14.7° | 277.3° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:32:25 | 18:32:25 UTC | +4.6° | 285.5° | |
| Maximum | 20:32:57 | 18:32:57 UTC | +4.5° | 285.6° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:33:26 | 18:33:26 UTC | +4.4° | 285.7° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 20:56 | 18:56 UTC | +0.6° | 289.2° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:24:12 | 19:24:12 UTC | -4.3° | 293.8° |
Phases marked with ⛰️ were not seen: the Sun was already hidden behind the real terrain at that moment.
C2/C3 times and duration corrected for the lunar limb (the Moon's real edge profile).
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Eclipse phases
Times in CEST local time
Oriented as seen with the naked eye, zenith up (official ephemerides usually draw it with celestial north up, rotated with respect to this).
Phases shown in red aren't observable: they happen while the Sun is below the horizon.
Location
- Latitude
- 39.5000° N
- Longitude
- 0.3500° W
- Elevation
- 10 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:38:22
- Totality begins
- 20:32:25
- Maximum
- 20:32:57
- Totality ends
- 20:33:26
- Eclipse ends
- 21:24:12
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 21:01:13
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 45m 50s
- Totality
- 1m 2s
Values at maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- +4.5°
- Sun azimuth
- 285.6°
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Sun direction and altitude at maximum
It was toward WNW (285.6°)
285.6° WNW
Azimuth at maximum
4.54°
Sun altitude at maximum
0.77°
Terrain horizon
+3.68°
Sun−terrain margin
What the contact points (C1-C4) mean
A solar eclipse is described by four key moments, the contact points between the discs of the Sun and the Moon:
- C1First contact: the Moon touches the edge of the Sun and the partial eclipse begins.
- C2Second contact: the Moon fully covers the Sun and totality begins.
- C3Third contact: the Sun reappears and totality ends.
- C4Fourth contact: the Moon leaves the Sun's disc and the eclipse ends.
Where the eclipse is only partial, the Moon never fully covers the Sun: only C1 and C4 occur, with no totality in between.
Peaks near Alboraya
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| els Rebalsadors | 801 m | 23.7 km | 339° NNW |
| el Cierro | 737 m | 23.6 km | 344° NNW |
| Alt del Pi | 716 m | 21.7 km | 349° NNW |
| Puntal de l'Abella | 662 m | 21.5 km | 353° N |
| Garbí | 604 m | 22.1 km | 355° N |
| el Garbí | 593 m | 21.9 km | 356° N |
| la Gorrissa | 586 m | 21.8 km | 338° NNW |
| Mola de Segart | 565 m | 19.2 km | 352° N |
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The August sky
15%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 1%Median cloud cover · 15%P75 — cloudier days · 51%
10-year average over 70 samples: the 3 days before and after 12 August, at the same eclipse hour · Source: ERA5 (ECMWF)
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See plansOther eclipses seen from Alboraya
- Last total eclipseAugust 12, 20260 years ago
- Last annular eclipseOctober 3, 200521 years ago
- Next annular eclipseJuly 13, 2075
Solar eclipses computed from astronomical ephemerides for the city's coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions about the eclipse in Alboraya
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from Alboraya?
Yes — Alboraya was inside the totality path and the horizon allowed the total phase to be fully visible.
What time was the eclipse maximum in Alboraya?
Maximum occurred at 20:32 local time (18:32 UTC) in Alboraya.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from Alboraya?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 286°), 5° above the horizon at maximum from Alboraya.
How long did totality last in Alboraya?
Totality lasted 1 min 2 s in Alboraya (C2 to C3). (corrected for the Moon's limb profile)
Was Alboraya a good place to watch the eclipse?
Alboraya saw totality (C2-C3) very close to the western horizon. The partial end (C4) fell below the horizon: a clear western view was needed for an epic experience.
Do I need special glasses to watch the eclipse?
Yes, you need ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses during every partial phase. Regular sunglasses do NOT protect. Glasses can only be removed during the totality phase (when the Sun is fully covered); never during annular or partial eclipses. Pages flagged "visible" assume a clear horizon, not a viewing recommendation.
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