Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:33
Moncada
39.546°, -0.396° · 34 m a.s.l.
1 min 4 s of night in broad daylight
Visible · score 72/100 Sun at +5° · 286° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 3.08° 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 · 286° WNW
C4 — Partial ends
21:24
☀ -4°
MONCADA · 39.546° N -0.396° W
Photo: Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
In Moncada, day turned to night for 1 min 4 s.
At 20:33 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over Moncada. 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 64/ 100
Marginal visibility — depends on fine horizon
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About Moncada
Moncada is a municipality in Valencia Province, in the Valencian Community, located about 8 kilometres north of the capital. With nearly 21,900 inhabitants and an altitude of 34 metres above sea level, it occupies a place in the l'Horta Nord region, in the fertile alluvial plain of the Turia River. Its immediate surroundings combine residential areas with traditional orchards, reflecting the agricultural landscape that characterized this stretch of Mediterranean coast for centuries.
For this eclipse
On 12 August 2026, Moncada will lie within the path of totality of the solar eclipse. Maximum will occur at 20:32 local time, when the Sun will be just 4.5° above the horizon. With a margin of 2.8° above the calculated topographic profile, totality should be visible provided there are no obstacles—buildings, trees, or elevations—in the direction of 286° azimuth, which corresponds roughly to west-northwest.
The weather in August
According to AEMET climate data for the period 1991–2020, August in Moncada is a warm and dry month, with an average temperature of 26.4 °C, highs around 30 °C, and lows that rarely drop below 22.6 °C. Average monthly precipitation is just 16 mm, although the risk of afternoon thunderstorms is moderate, as frequently occurs inland near the Mediterranean during summer.
Past eclipses
The last total eclipse visible from Moncada occurred on 30 August 1905, 121 years ago, with a totality phase lasting just 42 seconds. More recently, on 3 October 2005, an annular eclipse covered 90.4% of the solar disk for just over 3 minutes. After the 2026 eclipse, the next annular eclipse visible from this point will not arrive until 13 July 2075.
Direction and altitude of the Sun
At the moment of maximum eclipse, at 20:32 on 12 August 2026, the Sun will be toward the west-northwest, with an azimuth of 286° and an altitude of just 4.5° above the horizon. That low position—with the Sun approaching sunset—gives the phenomenon a singular visual character, while also requiring that the observation point have a clear, unobstructed line of sight in that western direction.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
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The eclipse from Moncada
In Moncada, totality began at 20:32 local time and lasted 1 min 4 s, until 20:33. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:33.
In Moncada, 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 Moncada
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:38:18 | 17:38:18 UTC | +14.8° | 277.2° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:32:20 | 18:32:20 UTC | +4.7° | 285.5° | |
| Maximum | 20:32:54 | 18:32:54 UTC | +4.6° | 285.6° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:33:24 | 18:33:24 UTC | +4.5° | 285.6° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 20:52 | 18:52 UTC | +1.3° | 288.6° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:24:10 | 19:24:10 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
- 39.5455° N
- Longitude
- 0.3955° W
- Elevation
- 34 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:38:18
- Totality begins
- 20:32:20
- Maximum
- 20:32:54
- Totality ends
- 20:33:24
- Eclipse ends
- 21:24:10
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 21:01:29
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 45m 52s
- Totality
- 1m 4s
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
4.60°
Sun altitude at maximum
1.42°
Terrain horizon
+3.08°
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 Moncada
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Gorgo | 909 m | 23.7 km | 337° NNW |
| Montemayor | 899 m | 21.6 km | 343° NNW |
| la Jabonera | 876 m | 24.1 km | 339° NNW |
| Peñas Blancas | 845 m | 21.4 km | 346° NNW |
| Alto del Rodeno del Collado de la Moneda | 845 m | 23.7 km | 336° NNW |
| La Moratilla | 834 m | 22.6 km | 340° NNW |
| Penya Roja | 831 m | 20.3 km | 343° NNW |
| Alto del Sapo | 827 m | 19.7 km | 343° NNW |
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The August sky
Avg. temp.
26.4°C
Max / min
30° / 22.6°
Precipitation
16 mm
Storm risk
Medium
Station VALÈNCIA, VIVEROS, 8 km away · Period 1991-2020 · Source: AEMET
14%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 1%Median cloud cover · 14%P75 — cloudier days · 60%
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 Moncada
- 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 Moncada
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from Moncada?
Yes — Moncada was inside the totality path and the horizon allowed the total phase to be fully visible.
What time was the eclipse maximum in Moncada?
Maximum occurred at 20:32 local time (18:32 UTC) in Moncada.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from Moncada?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 286°), 5° above the horizon at maximum from Moncada.
How long did totality last in Moncada?
Totality lasted 1 min 4 s in Moncada (C2 to C3). (corrected for the Moon's limb profile)
Was Moncada a good place to watch the eclipse?
Moncada 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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