Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:33
Mislata
39.475°, -0.418° · 35 m a.s.l.
0 min 57 s of night in broad daylight
Visible · score 73/100 Sun at +5° · 286° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 3.55° 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
20:33
☀ +5°
Maximum
20:33
57s · 286° WNW
C4 — Partial ends
21:24
☀ -4°
MISLATA · 39.475° N -0.418° W
Photo: Joanbanjo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
In Mislata, day turned to night for 0 min 57 s.
At 20:33 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over Mislata. For 0 min 57 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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About Mislata
Mislata is a municipality in the province of Valencia, integrated into the metropolitan area of the city of the same name, in the Valencian Community. It has around 46,000 inhabitants and sits at 35 metres above sea level, on the alluvial plain of the Turia River. Its compact urban fabric makes it one of Spain's most densely populated municipalities, just a few kilometres from the centre of Valencia.
For this eclipse
On 12 August 2026, Mislata will be within the path of totality of the solar eclipse. The total phase, evaluated at contact C3, will occur at 20:32 local time. At that moment the Sun will be just 4.5 degrees above the horizon, so it's best to find an elevated location or a clear view towards the west-northwest to avoid missing the phenomenon in the minutes before sunset.
The weather in August
August is the warmest and driest month of the year in Mislata. According to AEMET data for the period 1991–2020, the average maximum temperature is around 30.6°C and the minimum is around 22.5°C. The month accumulates approximately 288 hours of sunshine and the probability of clear skies reaches 69%. Average precipitation is 14.7 mm, concentrated mainly in thunderstorm episodes, whose risk is considered moderate.
Past eclipses
The last total eclipse visible from Mislata took place on 18 July 1860, 166 years ago, with a duration of totality of just over one minute and forty seconds. In 2005, 21 years ago, an annular eclipse covered 90% of the solar disc with more than three minutes of annular phase. After the eclipses of 2026, 2027 and 2028, we must wait until 13 July 2075 for another annular eclipse to cross the region.
Direction and altitude of the Sun
At the moment of maximum phase, on 12 August 2026 at 20:32, the Sun will be in the direction of west-northwest, with an azimuth of 286 degrees and a height of 4.5 degrees above the horizon. The margin from the terrain is about 4 degrees, leaving little room for obstacles such as buildings or vegetation. To guarantee the visibility of totality, it is advisable to identify in advance a point with a clear horizon in that direction.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
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The eclipse from Mislata
In Mislata, totality began at 20:33 local time and lasted 0 min 57 s, until 20:33. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:33.
In Mislata, the Sun was 5° above the horizon, toward the WNW. Even so, a clear horizon toward the WNW helped.
This area typically sees around 15% 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 Mislata
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:38:25 | 17:38:25 UTC | +14.8° | 277.2° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:32:31 | 18:32:31 UTC | +4.7° | 285.5° | |
| Maximum | 20:33:00 | 18:33:00 UTC | +4.6° | 285.6° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:33:28 | 18:33:28 UTC | +4.5° | 285.6° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 20:53 | 18:53 UTC | +1.0° | 288.8° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:24:16 | 19:24:16 UTC | -4.3° | 293.7° |
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
- 39.4752° N
- Longitude
- 0.4183° W
- Elevation
- 35 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:38:25
- Totality begins
- 20:32:31
- Maximum
- 20:33:00
- Totality ends
- 20:33:28
- Eclipse ends
- 21:24:16
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 21:01:26
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 45m 51s
- Totality
- 57s
Values at maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- +4.6°
- 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
4.58°
Sun altitude at maximum
0.94°
Terrain horizon
+3.55°
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 Mislata
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| els Rebalsadors | 801 m | 25.0 km | 354° N |
| Alt del Pi | 716 m | 24.0 km | 4° N |
| Puntal de l'Abella | 662 m | 24.3 km | 7° N |
| el Garbí | 593 m | 24.9 km | 10° N |
| la Gorrissa | 586 m | 23.1 km | 354° N |
| Mola de Segart | 565 m | 22.1 km | 8° N |
| Puntal de la Mallada | 551 m | 22.7 km | 5° N |
| Puntal del Salt | 537 m | 22.3 km | 6° N |
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The August sky
Avg. temp.
26.5°C
Max / min
30.6° / 22.5°
Precipitation
14.7 mm
Storm risk
Medium
Station VALÈNCIA, 5 km away · Period 1991-2020 · Source: AEMET
15%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 1%Median cloud cover · 15%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)
Cloud forecast
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See plansOther eclipses seen from Mislata
- 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 Mislata
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from Mislata?
Yes — Mislata was inside the totality path and the horizon allowed the total phase to be fully visible.
What time was the eclipse maximum in Mislata?
Maximum occurred at 20:33 local time (18:33 UTC) in Mislata.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from Mislata?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 286°), 5° above the horizon at maximum from Mislata.
How long did totality last in Mislata?
Totality lasted 0 min 57 s in Mislata (C2 to C3). (corrected for the Moon's limb profile)
Was Mislata a good place to watch the eclipse?
Mislata 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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