Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:28
Torrelavega
43.349°, -4.048° · 31 m a.s.l.
1 min 15 s of night in broad daylight
Visible · score 83/100 Sun at +9° · 282° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 7.66° at C3.
Full totality was visible here. C3 — the end of totality — stayed above the horizon.
Total eclipse · 100% obscuration
C1 — Partial begins
19:32
☀ +19°
C2 — Totality begins
20:27
☀ +9°
Maximum
20:28
1m 15s · 282° WNW
C4 — Partial ends
21:20
☀ +0°
TORRELAVEGA · 43.349° N -4.048° W
Photo: Dolmanrg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
In Torrelavega, day turned to night for 1 min 15 s.
At 20:28 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over Torrelavega. For 1 min 15 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 25/ 100
Marginal visibility — depends on fine horizon
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About Torrelavega
Torrelavega is the second largest urban center in Cantabria, with approximately 55,300 inhabitants, situated at the bottom of the Saja-Besaya valley at just 31 meters above sea level. The city serves as the commercial and industrial hub of the inland Cantabrian region, surrounded by green hills and connected by motorway to Santander, less than thirty kilometers to the north. Its location in a basin surrounded by moderate mountains makes it an interesting vantage point for observing the actual horizon during the eclipse.
For this eclipse
On August 12, 2026, Torrelavega lies within the path of totality of the solar eclipse. At 20:27 local time, contact C3 is reached, the moment when the Sun reaches a height of 8.9° in the west-northwest direction (azimuth 282°), with a clearance of 8.2° above the local topographic horizon; totality will therefore be fully visible from the city provided the sky remains clear.
The weather in August
August in Torrelavega brings moderate temperatures for summer: the average hovers around 19.7 °C, with highs of 23.5 °C and lows of 15.8 °C, according to AEMET data from the period 1991–2020. Average precipitation for the month reaches 64.7 mm, a high value for the summer season, and the risk of thunderstorms is significant. Anyone planning to observe the eclipse should consider the real possibility of cloud cover and consider alternatives in the clearer regions of the Castilian plateau or the Cantabrian coast.
Past eclipses
The last total eclipse visible from Torrelavega occurred on August 30, 1905, 121 years ago, with a totality duration of 78 seconds. Before that, on April 1, 1764, an annular eclipse occurred that obscured 86.9% of the solar disk for almost six minutes. Following the eclipses of 2026, 2027, and 2028, the next annular eclipse will not be visible until February 27, 2082, and the next total eclipse until November 17, 2180.
Direction and altitude of the Sun
At the moment of maximum eclipse on August 12, 2026, at 20:27, the Sun is at a height of 8.9° above the horizon, oriented to the west-northwest (azimuth 282°). That position corresponds approximately to the direction that clock hands point at 10 when looking westward: low but still clearly above the terrain. The clearance of 8.2° with respect to the local topographic horizon confirms that totality will be visible in the absence of artificial obstacles in that direction.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
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The eclipse from Torrelavega
In Torrelavega, totality began at 20:27 local time and lasted 1 min 15 s, until 20:28. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:28.
In Torrelavega, the Sun was 9° above the horizon, toward the WNW. With that much margin above the horizon, any spot with open sky worked.
This area typically sees around 69% 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 Torrelavega
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:31:34 | 17:31:34 UTC | +19.1° | 272.6° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:27:03 | 18:27:03 UTC | +9.1° | 281.8° | |
| Maximum | 20:27:43 | 18:27:43 UTC | +9.0° | 282.0° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:28:19 | 18:28:19 UTC | +8.9° | 282.1° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 21:12 | 19:12 UTC | +1.5° | 289.4° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:20:24 | 19:20:24 UTC | +0.3° | 290.8° |
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
- 43.3494° N
- Longitude
- 4.0479° W
- Elevation
- 31 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:31:34
- Totality begins
- 20:27:03
- Maximum
- 20:27:43
- Totality ends
- 20:28:19
- Eclipse ends
- 21:20:24
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 21:23:44
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 48m 50s
- Totality
- 1m 15s
Values at maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- +9.0°
- Sun azimuth
- 282.0°
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Sun direction and altitude at maximum
It was toward WNW (282.0°)
282.0° WNW
Azimuth at maximum
9.03°
Sun altitude at maximum
1.26°
Terrain horizon
+7.66°
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 Torrelavega
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cildá | 1065 m | 21.8 km | 160° SSE |
| Navajos | 1064 m | 22.9 km | 188° S |
| Pico Tordías | 968 m | 20.9 km | 213° SSW |
| Espina del Gallego | 965 m | 19.7 km | 163° SSE |
| Alto de Roiz | 961 m | 21.2 km | 214° SW |
| Alto del Toral | 899 m | 15.7 km | 223° SW |
| Cotero Lobo | 879 m | 16.0 km | 227° SW |
| Pico del Cuervo | 877 m | 17.9 km | 200° SSW |
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The August sky
Avg. temp.
19.7°C
Max / min
23.5° / 15.8°
Precipitation
64.7 mm
Storm risk
High
Station TORRELAVEGA, SIERRAPANDO, 2 km away · Period 1991-2020 · Source: AEMET
69%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 21%Median cloud cover · 69%P75 — cloudier days · 100%
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 Torrelavega
- Last total eclipseAugust 12, 20260 years ago
- Last annular eclipseApril 1, 1764262 years ago
- Next total eclipseNovember 17, 2180
- Next annular eclipseFebruary 27, 2082
Solar eclipses computed from astronomical ephemerides for the city's coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions about the eclipse in Torrelavega
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from Torrelavega?
Yes — Torrelavega was inside the totality path and the horizon allowed the total phase to be fully visible.
What time was the eclipse maximum in Torrelavega?
Maximum occurred at 20:27 local time (18:27 UTC) in Torrelavega.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from Torrelavega?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 282°), 9° above the horizon at maximum from Torrelavega.
How long did totality last in Torrelavega?
Totality lasted 1 min 15 s in Torrelavega (C2 to C3). (corrected for the Moon's limb profile)
Was Torrelavega a good place to watch the eclipse?
Torrelavega 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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