Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:33
Llíria
39.629°, -0.598° · 164 m a.s.l.
1 min 4 s of night in broad daylight
Visible · score 74/100 Sun at +5° · 285° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 3.70° 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 4s · 285° WNW
C4 — Partial ends
21:24
☀ -4°
LLÍRIA · 39.629° N -0.598° W
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In Llíria, day turned to night for 1 min 4 s.
At 20:33 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over Llíria. 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 50/ 100
Blocked by terrain
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About Llíria
Llíria is a municipality in Valencia province, in the Valencian Community, situated 164 metres above sea level. With a population of almost 23,000 inhabitants, the city is located in the Camp de Túria region, northwest of the provincial capital. Its origins go back more than four thousand years, placing it among the longest continuously inhabited settlements in the eastern Iberian Peninsula. The gentle topography of its surroundings and proximity to irrigated farmland characterise the landscape surrounding the city.
For this eclipse
On 12 August 2026, Llíria will lie within the path of totality of the solar eclipse. The moment of maximum obscuration will occur at 20:32 local time, with the Sun at just 4.7 degrees above the horizon in the west-northwest direction (azimuth 285°). Although the margin above the calculated topographic horizon is positive—roughly 3.9 degrees—the proximity to sunset makes it essential to verify that no visual obstacles exist in that direction from the chosen observation point.
The weather in August
August in Llíria follows the Mediterranean interior climate of Camp de Túria: dry and hot months that favour stable skies during the central hours of the day. According to data from the reference station of Spain's national weather agency for the period 1991-2020, the risk of thunderstorms in August is classified as low, which is a favourable factor for astronomical observation. However, the late hour of the eclipse—shortly before sunset—may encourage the appearance of thermal haze on the western horizon.
Past eclipses
The last total eclipse experienced by Llíria was on 18 July 1860, 166 years ago, with a totality duration of 108 seconds. More recently, on 3 October 2005 an annular eclipse occurred with an obscuration of 90.4% and 204 seconds of annularity. After the eclipses of 2026, 2027 and 2028, the next such phenomenon to cross this territory will be an annular eclipse on 13 July 2075.
Direction and altitude of the Sun
At the moment of maximum eclipse, the Sun will be located in the west-northwest direction, with an azimuth of 285 degrees and a height of only 4.7 degrees above the geometric horizon. This extremely low position means that totality will occur minutes before sunset, so the field of view towards the west and west-northwest must be completely free of obstacles—buildings, trees or terrain reliefs—to ensure observation.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
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The eclipse from Llíria
In Llíria, totality began at 20:32 local time and lasted 1 min 4 s, until 20:33. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:33.
In Llíria, the Sun was 5° above the horizon, toward the WNW. Even so, a clear horizon toward the WNW helped.
This area typically sees around 21% 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 Llíria
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:38:09 | 17:38:09 UTC | +15.0° | 277.0° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:32:16 | 18:32:16 UTC | +4.9° | 285.3° | |
| Maximum | 20:32:49 | 18:32:49 UTC | +4.8° | 285.4° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:33:20 | 18:33:20 UTC | +4.7° | 285.5° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 20:56 | 18:56 UTC | +0.8° | 289.0° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:24:09 | 19:24:09 UTC | -4.1° | 293.6° |
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
- 39.6289° N
- Longitude
- 0.5978° W
- Elevation
- 164 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:38:09
- Totality begins
- 20:32:16
- Maximum
- 20:32:49
- Totality ends
- 20:33:20
- Eclipse ends
- 21:24:09
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 21:02:24
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 45m 59s
- Totality
- 1m 4s
Values at maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- +4.8°
- Sun azimuth
- 285.4°
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Sun direction and altitude at maximum
It was toward WNW (285.4°)
285.4° WNW
Azimuth at maximum
4.78°
Sun altitude at maximum
0.98°
Terrain horizon
+3.70°
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 Llíria
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peña del Aljibe | 1129 m | 23.7 km | 336° NNW |
| Puntal del Cerro Mojón | 1104 m | 24.7 km | 338° NNW |
| Alto de la Silla | 1088 m | 23.2 km | 335° NNW |
| Alto de la Yerba | 1041 m | 22.6 km | 244° WSW |
| Monte Gordo | 1023 m | 22.5 km | 242° WSW |
| Montmayor | 1016 m | 22.8 km | 354° N |
| Navajo Puerta | 1004 m | 24.7 km | 343° NNW |
| Alto de Morros | 997 m | 23.5 km | 249° WSW |
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The August sky
21%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 1%Median cloud cover · 21%P75 — cloudier days · 51%
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 Llíria
- 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 Llíria
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from Llíria?
Yes — Llíria was inside the totality path and the horizon allowed the total phase to be fully visible.
What time was the eclipse maximum in Llíria?
Maximum occurred at 20:32 local time (18:32 UTC) in Llíria.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from Llíria?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 285°), 5° above the horizon at maximum from Llíria.
How long did totality last in Llíria?
Totality lasted 1 min 4 s in Llíria (C2 to C3). (corrected for the Moon's limb profile)
Was Llíria a good place to watch the eclipse?
Llíria 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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