Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 19:54
Centro
28.127°, -15.431° · 158 m a.s.l.
70% of the Sun covered at maximum
Visible · score 43/100 Sun at +10° · 282° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 4.16° at peak.
Partial eclipse · 70% obscuration
CENTRO · 28.127° N -15.431° W
Photo and links for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the municipality this district belongs to.
Photo: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
In Centro, the Moon covered 70% of the Sun.
At 19:54 local time, the Moon took a bite out of the Sun over Centro, covering up to 70% of its disc. It didn't become a total or annular eclipse: the Sun kept shining throughout.
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 50/ 100
Eclipse visible
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The eclipse from Centro
In Centro, the eclipse reached its maximum at 19:54 local time, with 70% of the Sun covered by the Moon.
In Centro, the Sun was 10° above the horizon, toward the WNW. Even so, a clear horizon toward the WNW helped.
This area typically sees around 35% 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 Centro
Local time · Atlantic/Canary| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
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| C1 — Partial begins | 18:58:22 | 17:58:22 UTC | +21.8° | 275.6° | |
| Maximum | 19:53:42 | 18:53:42 UTC | +9.8° | 281.7° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 20:15 | 19:15 UTC | +5.3° | 284.0° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 20:44:59 | 19:44:59 UTC | -0.6° | 287.5° |
Phases marked with ⛰️ were not seen: the Sun was already hidden behind the real terrain at that moment.
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Eclipse phases
Times in WEST 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).
Location
- Latitude
- 28.1272° N
- Longitude
- 15.4314° W
- Elevation
- 158 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 18:58:22
- Maximum
- 19:53:42
- Eclipse ends
- 20:44:59
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 20:43:02
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 46m 37s
Values at maximum
- Obscuration
- 70%
- Sun altitude
- +9.8°
- Sun azimuth
- 281.7°
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Sun direction and altitude at maximum
It was toward WNW (281.7°)
281.7° WNW
Azimuth at maximum
9.80°
Sun altitude at maximum
5.64°
Terrain horizon
+4.16°
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 Centro
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrón de la Agujereada | 1956 m | 23.0 km | 217° SW |
| Pico de las Nieves | 1949.96 m | 23.0 km | 217° SW |
| Roque Redondo | 1921 m | 22.4 km | 214° SW |
| Campanario | 1917 m | 23.9 km | 217° SW |
| Montaña de Los Bizcochos | 1842 m | 22.0 km | 212° SSW |
| Roque Nublo | 1813 m | 24.9 km | 226° SW |
| Puntón de la Agujereada | 1809 m | 24.9 km | 218° SW |
| Morro de la Salvia | 1806 m | 22.7 km | 219° SW |
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The August sky
35%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 11%Median cloud cover · 35%P75 — cloudier days · 57%
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 Centro
- Last total eclipseOctober 2, 195967 years ago
- Last annular eclipseApril 1, 1764262 years ago
- Next total eclipseMay 6, 2236
- Next annular eclipseApril 1, 2136
Solar eclipses computed from astronomical ephemerides for the city's coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions about the eclipse in Centro
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from Centro?
Yes, partial eclipse: the Sun was 70% covered at maximum from Centro.
What time was the eclipse maximum in Centro?
Maximum occurred at 19:53 local time (18:53 UTC) in Centro.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from Centro?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 282°), 10° above the horizon at maximum from Centro.
Was Centro a good place to watch the eclipse?
Centro could see the eclipse with limitations (score 43/100): terrain, geometry, or climatology added risk. A higher-scored viewpoint would have been preferable.
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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