Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:39
El Puerto de Santa María
36.594°, -6.233° · 11 m a.s.l.
93% of the Sun covered at maximum
Visible · score 50/100 Sun at +7° · 283° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 6.25° at peak.
Partial eclipse · 93% obscuration
EL PUERTO DE SANTA MARÍA · 36.594° N -6.233° W
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
In El Puerto de Santa María, the Moon covered 93% of the Sun.
At 20:39 local time, the Moon took a bite out of the Sun over El Puerto de Santa María, covering up to 93% 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 100/ 100
Full totality 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 80/ 100
Full ring visible
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About El Puerto de Santa María
El Puerto de Santa María is a municipality in Cádiz province, Andalusia, with approximately 88,000 inhabitants. Situated just 11 metres above sea level, it occupies the northern shore of Cádiz Bay at the mouth of the Guadalete River. Its position at the southwestern extreme of the Iberian peninsula gives it a climate marked by strong Atlantic influence, with warm, sunny summers tempered by marine breezes.
For this eclipse
On 12 August 2026, El Puerto de Santa María will experience a partial solar eclipse. Maximum occurs at 20:38, when the Sun will be just 7.1° above the horizon at an azimuth of 283°—that is, towards the west-northwest, very close to the sunset point. With a horizon margin of 6.5°, the eclipse will be visible from locations with a clear western horizon, though the low solar altitude requires finding an unobstructed vantage point in that direction.
The weather in August
August in El Puerto de Santa María is, according to AEMET data for the period 1991–2020, the sunniest month of the year: the city accumulates approximately 344 hours of sunshine per month. The average temperature reaches 25.3 °C, with highs around 30.7 °C tempered by the Atlantic westerlies. Average precipitation in August is just 2 mm, the risk of thunderstorms is low, and the probability of clear skies exceeds 83 %, which favours highly reliable observing conditions.
Past eclipses
The last total eclipse visible from El Puerto de Santa María occurred on 22 December 1870, 156 years ago, with a duration of just over two minutes. Before that, an annular eclipse crossed the region in April 1764. After the eclipses of 2026 to 2028, one must wait until 13 July 2075 for the next annular eclipse, and until 17 July 2205 for the following total eclipse visible from this latitude.
Direction and altitude of the Sun
At the moment of maximum eclipse, the Sun will be oriented at 283° azimuth, a direction almost exactly west-northwest, and 7.1° in altitude above the horizon. At that time—20:38 on 12 August—the star will already be descending towards sunset. To observe the eclipse without obstruction, position yourself in an open area with a clear view towards the northwest, away from buildings or trees in that direction.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
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The eclipse from El Puerto de Santa María
In El Puerto de Santa María, the eclipse reached its maximum at 20:39 local time, with 93% of the Sun covered by the Moon.
In El Puerto de Santa María, 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 0% 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 El Puerto de Santa María
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:43:22 | 17:43:22 UTC | +18.0° | 275.4° | |
| Maximum | 20:38:58 | 18:38:58 UTC | +7.1° | 283.3° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 21:12 | 19:12 UTC | +1.1° | 288.0° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:30:54 | 19:30:54 UTC | -2.4° | 290.9° |
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 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
- 36.5939° N
- Longitude
- 6.2330° W
- Elevation
- 11 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:43:22
- Maximum
- 20:38:58
- Eclipse ends
- 21:30:54
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 21:19:29
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 47m 32s
Values at maximum
- Obscuration
- 93%
- Sun altitude
- +7.1°
- Sun azimuth
- 283.3°
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Sun direction and altitude at maximum
It was toward WNW (283.3°)
283.3° WNW
Azimuth at maximum
7.11°
Sun altitude at maximum
0.86°
Terrain horizon
+6.25°
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 El Puerto de Santa María
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierrezuela 3 | 145.9 m | 20.5 km | 122° ESE |
| Cerro de la Espartosa | 137 m | 24.6 km | 133° SE |
| Cerro de las Yeseras | 129 m | 20.9 km | 132° SE |
| Sierra de San Cristóbal | 125 m | 8.5 km | 57° ENE |
| Cerro de las Canteras | 110 m | 7.0 km | 46° NE |
| Cerro de la Caridad Alta | 96 m | 5.9 km | 38° NE |
| Cerro Gordo | 82 m | 24.8 km | 123° ESE |
| Cabeza de Aceña | 54 m | 13.4 km | 58° ENE |
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The August sky
Avg. temp.
25.3°C
Max / min
30.7° / 19.8°
Precipitation
2 mm
Storm risk
Low
Station ROTA, BASE NAVAL, 10 km away · Period 1991-2020 · Source: AEMET
0%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 0%Median cloud cover · 0%P75 — cloudier days · 3%
10-year average over 70 samples: the 3 days before and after 12 August, at the same eclipse hour · Source: ERA5 (ECMWF)
Cloud forecast
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See plansOther eclipses seen from El Puerto de Santa María
- Last total eclipseDecember 22, 1870156 years ago
- Last annular eclipseApril 1, 1764262 years ago
- Next total eclipseJuly 17, 2205
- 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 El Puerto de Santa María
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from El Puerto de Santa María?
Yes, partial eclipse: the Sun was 93% covered at maximum from El Puerto de Santa María.
What time was the eclipse maximum in El Puerto de Santa María?
Maximum occurred at 20:38 local time (18:38 UTC) in El Puerto de Santa María.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from El Puerto de Santa María?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 283°), 7° above the horizon at maximum from El Puerto de Santa María.
Was El Puerto de Santa María a good place to watch the eclipse?
El Puerto de Santa María was a good option (score 50/100): all eclipse phases were visible, though not the regional optimum.
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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