Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:32
Azuqueca de Henares
40.566°, -3.268° · 633 m a.s.l.
0 min 53 s of night in broad daylight
Visible · score 82/100 Sun at +7° · 284° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 5.84° 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
19:37
☀ +17°
C2 — Totality begins
20:32
☀ +7°
Maximum
20:32
53s · 284° WNW
C4 — Partial ends
21:24
☀ -2°
AZUQUECA DE HENARES · 40.566° N -3.268° W
Photo: Basilio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
In Azuqueca de Henares, day turned to night for 0 min 53 s.
At 20:32 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over Azuqueca de Henares. For 0 min 53 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 42/ 100
Eclipse visible
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About Azuqueca de Henares
Azuqueca de Henares is a municipality in the province of Guadalajara, in Castilla-La Mancha, with around 34,685 inhabitants and an altitude of 633 meters above sea level. It lies along the Henares river corridor, which gives it its name, and ranks among the most populated municipalities in the province. Its location in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Castilian plateau, shapes both its continental climate and the conditions for observing the sky.
For this eclipse
On August 12, 2026, Azuqueca de Henares will experience the total solar eclipse with favorable visibility of the moment of totality. The Sun will reach its maximum obscuration at 20:31 local time, when it will be 7 degrees above the horizon in the west-northwest direction. With a margin of 6.1 degrees above the topographic horizon at the moment of contact C3, the conditions are suitable for witnessing the total phase from points with a clear western horizon.
The weather in August
In August, AEMET data from station 3170Y indicate a low risk of thunderstorms in Azuqueca de Henares, which is favorable for eclipse observation as evening falls. The station covers the climatic period 1991–2020 and confirms a pattern of low convectivity in August, characteristic of the interior of the Castilian plateau during summer. Data: AEMET.
Past eclipses
The last total solar eclipse visible from Azuqueca de Henares took place on July 8, 1842, some 184 years ago, with a totality phase of just under two minutes. In more recent times, on October 3, 2005, the city experienced an annular eclipse with an obscuration of 90.3% and an annularity duration of approximately four minutes. Following the 2026–2028 sequence, the next annular eclipse will not occur until the year 2377.
Direction and altitude of the Sun
At the moment of maximum eclipse, at 20:31 local time, the Sun will be 7 degrees of altitude above the horizon in the west-northwest direction, with an azimuth of 284°. That position is close to where the Sun sets in August, so anyone observing from an open space with a clear western horizon—a terrace, a park, or an area without buildings to the west—will have the right angle to follow the totality.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
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The eclipse from Azuqueca de Henares
In Azuqueca de Henares, totality began at 20:32 local time and lasted 0 min 53 s, until 20:32. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:32.
In Azuqueca de Henares, the Sun was 7° above the horizon, toward the WNW. With that much margin above the horizon, any spot with open sky worked.
This area typically sees around 13% 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 Azuqueca de Henares
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:36:32 | 17:36:32 UTC | +17.4° | 274.9° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:31:36 | 18:31:36 UTC | +7.2° | 283.5° | |
| Maximum | 20:32:03 | 18:32:03 UTC | +7.1° | 283.5° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:32:29 | 18:32:29 UTC | +7.0° | 283.6° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 21:05 | 19:05 UTC | +1.3° | 288.8° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:24:06 | 19:24:06 UTC | -1.8° | 291.9° |
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
- 40.5657° N
- Longitude
- 3.2675° W
- Elevation
- 633 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:36:32
- Totality begins
- 20:31:36
- Maximum
- 20:32:03
- Totality ends
- 20:32:29
- Eclipse ends
- 21:24:06
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 21:14:44
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 47m 35s
- Totality
- 53s
Values at maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- +7.1°
- Sun azimuth
- 283.5°
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Sun direction and altitude at maximum
It was toward WNW (283.5°)
283.5° WNW
Azimuth at maximum
7.09°
Sun altitude at maximum
1.15°
Terrain horizon
+5.84°
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 Azuqueca de Henares
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro de la Virgen | 837 m | 9.5 km | 204° SSW |
| Ecce-Homo | 836 m | 10.3 km | 207° SSW |
| Cerro del Castillo | 749 m | 20.2 km | 273° W |
| La Tortuga | 731 m | 10.0 km | 212° SSW |
| Cerro del Tordo | 716 m | 20.2 km | 258° WSW |
| Cerro PajeroIn the Sun's direction | 702 m | 21.3 km | 277° W |
| Malvecino | 698 m | 11.6 km | 214° SW |
| Cerro Cuesta RedondaIn the Sun's direction | 695 m | 21.3 km | 279° W |
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The August sky
13%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 0%Median cloud cover · 13%P75 — cloudier days · 45%
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 Azuqueca de Henares
- Last total eclipseAugust 12, 20260 years ago
- Last annular eclipseOctober 3, 200521 years ago
- Next annular eclipseOctober 3, 2377
Solar eclipses computed from astronomical ephemerides for the city's coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions about the eclipse in Azuqueca de Henares
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from Azuqueca de Henares?
Yes — Azuqueca de Henares was inside the totality path and the horizon allowed the total phase to be fully visible.
What time was the eclipse maximum in Azuqueca de Henares?
Maximum occurred at 20:32 local time (18:32 UTC) in Azuqueca de Henares.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from Azuqueca de Henares?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 284°), 7° above the horizon at maximum from Azuqueca de Henares.
How long did totality last in Azuqueca de Henares?
Totality lasted 0 min 53 s in Azuqueca de Henares (C2 to C3). (corrected for the Moon's limb profile)
Was Azuqueca de Henares a good place to watch the eclipse?
Azuqueca de Henares 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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