Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:33
38.909°, 1.433° · 7 m a.s.l.
1 min 2 s of night in broad daylight
Marginal: only 0.05° between the Sun and the local skyline at C3.
Total eclipse · 100% obscuration
In Ibiza, day turned to night for 1 min 2 s.
At 20:33 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over Ibiza. For 1 min 2 s, the sky darkened as if it were night, leaving the Sun as a ring of light around a black disc.
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
Blocked by terrain
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Ibiza is the main city of the eponymous island in the Illes Balears, an autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. With just under 50,000 inhabitants, it sits barely 7 metres above sea level at the southern tip of the island. Its origins are Phoenician: the city was founded around 653 BC and preserves a walled historic old town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which overlooks the bay from atop Dalt Vila hill.
On 12 August 2026, Ibiza will lie within the path of totality of the solar eclipse. The phenomenon will reach its maximum at 20:32 local time. The verdict is marginal: at the moment of contact C3, the Sun will stand just 3° above the horizon, and the margin relative to the terrain is −0.1°, meaning that an unobstructed horizon towards the west-northwest is essential. Any obstruction in that direction could hide the total phase.
In August, the risk of thunderstorms in Ibiza is low according to AEMET records from the 1991-2020 period, favouring stable days with minimal precipitation. Ibiza's summer is characterised by predominantly clear skies and sparse cloud cover, typical conditions in the western Mediterranean during this time of year. The absence of atmospheric disturbances makes August one of the most reliable months for observing the sky on the island.
The last total eclipse visible from Ibiza occurred on 30 August 1905, 121 years ago, with a total duration of just over two and a half minutes. More recently, on 3 October 2005, the island witnessed an annular eclipse with an obscuration of 90.5%, 21 years ago. After the eclipses of 2026-2028, no total eclipse will be recorded from here; the next annular eclipse visible will arrive on 13 July 2075.
At the moment of maximum eclipse, at 20:32, the Sun will be 3° above the horizon with an azimuth of 287°, oriented towards the west-northwest. At that time it will be very close to the horizon, so observation will require a location with clear views in that direction, free from buildings, hills or vegetation that could obstruct it. The west coast of the island, facing directly towards that part of the sky, offers the most favourable conditions.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
In Ibiza, totality began at 20:33 local time and lasted 1 min 2 s, until 20:34. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:33.
In Ibiza, the Sun was 3° above the horizon, toward the WNW. It sat right at the edge of the horizon: even a small nearby obstacle could have blocked it.
This area typically sees around 4% median cloud cover at that hour, based on ten years of historical data — not a forecast for this specific eclipse.
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<iframe src="https://eclipses.app/embed/widget?lat=38.9088&lon=1.4330&size=standard&theme=dark&locale=en" width="320" height="340" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" title="Eclipse 2026"></iframe>| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:39:16 | 17:39:16 UTC | +13.1° | 278.6° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:32:45 | 18:32:45 UTC | +3.1° | 286.7° | |
| Maximum | 20:33:17 | 18:33:17 UTC | +3.0° | 286.8° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 20:34 | 18:34 UTC | +3.0° | 286.8° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:33:47 | 18:33:47 UTC | +3.0° | 286.9° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:24:04 | 19:24:04 UTC | -5.8° | 294.9° |
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).
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.
It was toward WNW (286.8°)
A solar eclipse is described by four key moments, the contact points between the discs of the Sun and the Moon:
Where the eclipse is only partial, the Moon never fully covers the Sun: only C1 and C4 occur, with no totality in between.
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roca Grossa | 486 m | 13.8 km | 271° W |
| Cap de sa Talaia | 476 m | 13.5 km | 273° W |
| Talaia de Sant Josep | 463 m | 13.6 km | 272° W |
| Pujol de sa Caseta | 433 m | 15.4 km | 261° W |
| Puig Gros | 419 m | 8.2 km | 279° W |
| Furnàs | 411 m | 17.4 km | 24° NNE |
| Puig des MerletIn the Sun's direction | 404 m | 7.0 km | 290° WNW |
| Camp Vell | 401 m | 18.1 km | 338° NNW |
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 plansThe path of totality crossed over Ibiza, but the Sun was behind the terrain before the total phase began.
Solar eclipses computed from astronomical ephemerides for the city's coordinates.
Yes, but marginally: with 100% obscuration, the topographic horizon from Ibiza was very close to the Sun's altitude at the end.
Maximum occurred at 20:33 local time (18:33 UTC) in Ibiza.
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 287°), 3° above the horizon at maximum from Ibiza.
Totality lasted 1 min 2 s in Ibiza (C2 to C3). (corrected for the Moon's limb profile)
Ibiza 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.
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.