Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:33
Grao de Murviedro
39.642°, -0.239° · 3 m a.s.l.
1 min 14 s of night in broad daylight
Visible · score 71/100 Sun at +5° · 286° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 2.06° 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 14s · 286° WNW
C4 — Partial ends
21:24
☀ -4°
GRAO DE MURVIEDRO · 39.642° N -0.239° W
Photo and links for Sagunto, the municipality this district belongs to.
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
In Grao de Murviedro, day turned to night for 1 min 14 s.
At 20:33 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over Grao de Murviedro. For 1 min 14 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 65/ 100
Marginal visibility — depends on fine horizon
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The eclipse from Grao de Murviedro
In Grao de Murviedro, totality began at 20:32 local time and lasted 1 min 14 s, until 20:33. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:33.
In Grao de Murviedro, the Sun was 5° above the horizon, toward the WNW. Even so, a clear horizon toward the WNW helped.
This area typically sees around 14% 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 Grao de Murviedro
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:38:08 | 17:38:08 UTC | +14.7° | 277.2° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:32:04 | 18:32:04 UTC | +4.7° | 285.5° | |
| Maximum | 20:32:42 | 18:32:42 UTC | +4.5° | 285.6° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:33:18 | 18:33:18 UTC | +4.4° | 285.7° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 20:47 | 18:47 UTC | +2.1° | 287.8° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:23:57 | 19:23:57 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
- 39.6417° N
- Longitude
- 0.2389° W
- Elevation
- 3 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:38:08
- Totality begins
- 20:32:04
- Maximum
- 20:32:42
- Totality ends
- 20:33:18
- Eclipse ends
- 21:23:57
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 21:01:03
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 45m 49s
- Totality
- 1m 14s
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
4.55°
Sun altitude at maximum
2.37°
Terrain horizon
+2.06°
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 Grao de Murviedro
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| MontemayorIn the Sun's direction | 899 m | 22.0 km | 297° WNW |
| Pico de la Nevera | 877 m | 24.4 km | 349° N |
| El Molló | 861 m | 24.1 km | 348° NNW |
| la Nevera | 853 m | 24.6 km | 350° N |
| Peñas BlancasIn the Sun's direction | 845 m | 21.2 km | 298° WNW |
| La MoratillaIn the Sun's direction | 834 m | 23.5 km | 297° WNW |
| Penya RojaIn the Sun's direction | 831 m | 21.1 km | 294° WNW |
| Alto del SapoIn the Sun's direction | 827 m | 20.7 km | 293° WNW |
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The August sky
14%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 1%Median cloud cover · 14%P75 — cloudier days · 52%
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 Grao de Murviedro
- 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 Grao de Murviedro
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from Grao de Murviedro?
Yes — Grao de Murviedro was inside the totality path and the horizon allowed the total phase to be fully visible.
What time was the eclipse maximum in Grao de Murviedro?
Maximum occurred at 20:32 local time (18:32 UTC) in Grao de Murviedro.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from Grao de Murviedro?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 286°), 5° above the horizon at maximum from Grao de Murviedro.
How long did totality last in Grao de Murviedro?
Totality lasted 1 min 14 s in Grao de Murviedro (C2 to C3). (corrected for the Moon's limb profile)
Was Grao de Murviedro a good place to watch the eclipse?
Grao de Murviedro 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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