Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:32
San Fernando de Henares
40.424°, -3.533° · 588 m a.s.l.
0 min 27 s of night in broad daylight
Visible · score 77/100 Sun at +7° · 283° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 5.71° 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
19:37
☀ +18°
C2 — Totality begins
20:32
☀ +7°
Maximum
20:32
27s · 283° WNW
C4 — Partial ends
21:24
☀ -2°
SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES · 40.424° N -3.533° W
Photo: Dirección General de Turismo. Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica. Comunidad de Madrid. · CC BY 3.0 es · Wikimedia Commons
In San Fernando de Henares, day turned to night for 0 min 27 s.
At 20:32 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over San Fernando de Henares. For 0 min 27 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 30/ 100
Marginal visibility — depends on fine horizon
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About San Fernando de Henares
San Fernando de Henares is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, situated in the Henares river valley, about 18 kilometres east of the capital. With nearly 40,000 inhabitants and an altitude of 588 metres above sea level, it forms part of the Henares industrial corridor, one of the most economically active axes in the Madrid region. Its surrounding area combines fluvial wetland zones with the interior plain of the Meseta.
For this eclipse
On 12 August 2026, San Fernando de Henares will lie within the path of totality: the Sun will be completely obscured for just over one minute. Maximum eclipse occurs at 20:31, with the Sun at 7.2° above the horizon in the west-northwest direction (azimuth 283°). The margin with respect to the topographic horizon is 5.8°, sufficient to guarantee visibility of totality provided the western profile is clear.
The weather in August
August in San Fernando de Henares is dry and sunny: the mean temperature is around 25 °C, with highs typically exceeding 33 °C and lows around 17 °C at night. The month averages 341 hours of sunshine and the probability of clear sky reaches 82%. Mean precipitation barely reaches 10 mm, although the risk of summer storms is moderate, especially in the second half of the month. Data: AEMET (1991–2020).
Past eclipses
The last total eclipse visible from San Fernando de Henares occurred on 8 July 1842, 184 years ago, with a totality lasting nearly two minutes. More recently, on 3 October 2005, an annular eclipse covered 90.3% of the solar disc with an annular phase of just over four minutes. Following the eclipses of 2026, 2027 and 2028, the next annular eclipse from this location will not occur until 8 December 2113.
Direction and altitude of the Sun
At the moment of maximum eclipse, the Sun will be in the lower part of the western sky, at 7.2° altitude with an azimuth of 283°, slightly north of due west. This position corresponds roughly to the direction of the horizon visible from the banks of the Henares when looking towards the western outskirts of the municipality. It is advisable to scout your observation point well in advance to ensure an unobstructed line of sight in that part of the horizon.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
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The eclipse from San Fernando de Henares
In San Fernando de Henares, totality began at 20:32 local time and lasted 0 min 27 s, until 20:33. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:32.
In San Fernando de Henares, 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 San Fernando de Henares
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:36:44 | 17:36:44 UTC | +17.6° | 274.8° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:32:04 | 18:32:04 UTC | +7.2° | 283.4° | |
| Maximum | 20:32:18 | 18:32:18 UTC | +7.2° | 283.4° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:32:30 | 18:32:30 UTC | +7.2° | 283.5° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 21:05 | 19:05 UTC | +1.4° | 288.6° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:24:21 | 19:24:21 UTC | -1.7° | 291.8° |
Phases marked with ⛰️ were not seen: the Sun was already hidden behind the real terrain at that moment.
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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
- 40.4239° N
- Longitude
- 3.5326° W
- Elevation
- 588 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:36:44
- Totality begins
- 20:32:04
- Maximum
- 20:32:18
- Totality ends
- 20:32:30
- Eclipse ends
- 21:24:21
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 21:15:32
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 47m 38s
- Totality
- At the edge
This location falls on the edge of the path of totality. You may see a few seconds of totality or just a very deep partial eclipse — the difference comes down to metres. We don't publish a duration because we couldn't stand behind it.
Values at maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- +7.2°
- Sun azimuth
- 283.4°
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Sun direction and altitude at maximum
It was toward WNW (283.4°)
283.4° WNW
Azimuth at maximum
7.20°
Sun altitude at maximum
1.46°
Terrain horizon
+5.71°
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 San Fernando de Henares
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro de la Virgen | 837 m | 19.8 km | 69° ENE |
| Ecce-Homo | 836 m | 18.9 km | 69° ENE |
| Cerro del Castillo | 749 m | 16.8 km | 7° N |
| TorrelaparadaIn the Sun's direction | 746.1 m | 23.1 km | 306° NW |
| La Tortuga | 731 m | 18.6 km | 67° ENE |
| Cerro Almodóvar | 726 m | 6.9 km | 233° SW |
| TamborIn the Sun's direction | 724.3 m | 20.3 km | 300° WNW |
| Cerro del Tordo | 716 m | 11.7 km | 13° NNE |
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The August sky
Avg. temp.
25.3°C
Max / min
33.3° / 17.2°
Precipitation
10 mm
Storm risk
Medium
Station MADRID AEROPUERTO, 5 km away · Period 1991-2020 · Source: AEMET
12%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 0%Median cloud cover · 12%P75 — cloudier days · 52%
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 San Fernando de Henares
- Last total eclipseAugust 12, 20260 years ago
- Last annular eclipseOctober 3, 200521 years ago
- Next annular eclipseDecember 8, 2113
Solar eclipses computed from astronomical ephemerides for the city's coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions about the eclipse in San Fernando de Henares
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from San Fernando de Henares?
Yes — San Fernando de Henares was inside the totality path and the horizon allowed the total phase to be fully visible.
What time was the eclipse maximum in San Fernando de Henares?
Maximum occurred at 20:32 local time (18:32 UTC) in San Fernando de Henares.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from San Fernando de Henares?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 283°), 7° above the horizon at maximum from San Fernando de Henares.
How long did totality last in San Fernando de Henares?
Totality lasted 0 min 27 s in San Fernando de Henares (C2 to C3).
Was San Fernando de Henares a good place to watch the eclipse?
San Fernando de Henares 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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