Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:32
Guadalajara
40.629°, -3.162° · 722 m a.s.l.
1 min 4 s of night in broad daylight
Visible · score 85/100 Sun at +7° · 284° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 6.10° 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
19:36
☀ +17°
C2 — Totality begins
20:31
☀ +7°
Maximum
20:32
1m 4s · 284° WNW
C4 — Partial ends
21:24
☀ -2°
GUADALAJARA · 40.629° N -3.162° W
Photo: Pavlemadrid · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
In Guadalajara, day turned to night for 1 min 4 s.
At 20:32 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over Guadalajara. For 1 min 4 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 Guadalajara
Guadalajara is the capital of its namesake province, located in Castilla-La Mancha, about 60 km northeast of Madrid. It sits in the valley of the Henares River at an elevation of 722 metres, with a population of roughly 93,000 inhabitants. Its position in the Alcarria region gives it a marked continental climate, with hot, dry summers and a topography of plateaus and plains that shapes the local horizon.
For this eclipse
On 12 August 2026, Guadalajara lies within the path of totality of the solar eclipse. Contact C3—the end of the total phase—occurs at 20:31, with the Sun just 7° above the horizon. The clearance from the topographic relief is 6.8°, sufficient for the solar corona to be fully visible from points with an unobstructed horizon toward the west-northwest.
The weather in August
The AEMET weather station associated with Guadalajara records a low thunderstorm risk for August, which is favourable for the eclipse. August on this part of the Meseta is typically dry and sunny, with clear skies for much of the day. The available meteorological station does not provide temperature or precipitation figures, but the continental climate pattern of the Alcarria points to generally stable conditions at that time of year.
Past eclipses
The last total eclipse visible from Guadalajara occurred on 8 July 1842, 184 years ago, with a totality duration of approximately 116 seconds. More recently, on 3 October 2005, an annular eclipse covered 90.3% of the solar disc for nearly four minutes. After the eclipses of 2026 and 2028, the next annular one is not forecast until 3 October 2377; no total eclipse is expected in the calculated horizon.
Direction and altitude of the Sun
At the moment of maximum eclipse, at 20:31, the Sun will be at 7° altitude above the horizon, with an azimuth of 284°, oriented toward the west-northwest. This low position in the sky demands a clear horizon free of obstacles in that direction—buildings, trees, or terrain—to ensure complete visibility during totality. The 6.8° clearance above the topographic horizon offers a reasonable margin from unobstructed viewpoints.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
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The eclipse from Guadalajara
In Guadalajara, totality began at 20:31 local time and lasted 1 min 4 s, until 20:32. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:32.
In Guadalajara, 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 12% 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 Guadalajara
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:36:25 | 17:36:25 UTC | +17.4° | 274.9° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:31:22 | 18:31:22 UTC | +7.1° | 283.5° | |
| Maximum | 20:31:56 | 18:31:56 UTC | +7.0° | 283.6° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:32:26 | 18:32:26 UTC | +6.9° | 283.7° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 21:07 | 19:07 UTC | +1.0° | 289.1° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:23:58 | 19:23:58 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
- 40.6286° N
- Longitude
- 3.1618° W
- Elevation
- 722 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:36:25
- Totality begins
- 20:31:22
- Maximum
- 20:31:56
- Totality ends
- 20:32:26
- Eclipse ends
- 21:23:58
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 21:14:25
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 47m 33s
- Totality
- 1m 4s
Values at maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- +7.0°
- Sun azimuth
- 283.6°
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Sun direction and altitude at maximum
It was toward WNW (283.6°)
283.6° WNW
Azimuth at maximum
7.05°
Sun altitude at maximum
0.85°
Terrain horizon
+6.10°
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 Guadalajara
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro de Hita | 981.2 m | 24.2 km | 24° NNE |
| La Muela | 960 m | 24.6 km | 10° N |
| Cerro de la Virgen | 837 m | 20.3 km | 219° SW |
| Ecce-Homo | 836 m | 21.1 km | 220° SW |
| La Tortuga | 731 m | 21.0 km | 222° SW |
| Malvecino | 698 m | 22.7 km | 223° SW |
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The August sky
12%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 0%Median cloud cover · 12%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)
Cloud forecast
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See plansOther eclipses seen from Guadalajara
- 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 Guadalajara
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from Guadalajara?
Yes — Guadalajara was inside the totality path and the horizon allowed the total phase to be fully visible.
What time was the eclipse maximum in Guadalajara?
Maximum occurred at 20:31 local time (18:31 UTC) in Guadalajara.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from Guadalajara?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 284°), 7° above the horizon at maximum from Guadalajara.
How long did totality last in Guadalajara?
Totality lasted 1 min 4 s in Guadalajara (C2 to C3). (corrected for the Moon's limb profile)
Was Guadalajara a good place to watch the eclipse?
Guadalajara 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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