Eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · 20:31
Vinaròs
40.470°, 0.476° · 12 m a.s.l.
1 min 37 s of night in broad daylight
Visible · score 77/100 Sun at +5° · 286° WNW
The Sun clears local terrain by 2.81° 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
☀ +15°
C2 — Totality begins
20:30
☀ +5°
Maximum
20:31
1m 37s · 286° WNW
C4 — Partial ends
21:22
☀ -4°
VINARÒS · 40.470° N 0.476° E
Photo: carlos corzo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
In Vinaròs, day turned to night for 1 min 37 s.
At 20:31 local time, the Moon fully covered the Sun over Vinaròs. For 1 min 37 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 59/ 100
Marginal visibility — depends on fine horizon
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About Vinaròs
Vinaròs is a coastal municipality in the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, with some 28,300 inhabitants. Located just 12 metres above sea level, it stretches alongside the Mediterranean at the northern tip of the Castellón coast, in the area known as the Costa del Azahar. Founded in 1241, the city combines a well-preserved historic quarter with an active fishing port and broad beaches facing east, which conditions its astronomical horizon in the opposite direction.
For this eclipse
On 12 August 2026, Vinaròs will lie within the path of totality of the total solar eclipse, with maximum expected at 20:30 local time. At that moment the Moon will completely cover the Sun, offering a few seconds of daytime darkness. The Sun will be only 4.4° above the horizon with a margin of 3.4° above the surrounding terrain, so a clear view towards the west-northwest horizon is essential to not miss totality.
The weather in August
In August, Vinaròs experiences a typical Mediterranean climate, with average temperatures around 25°C and highs typically reaching 31°C according to AEMET records from 1991–2020. Nights are mild, with lows around 19°C. Average monthly rainfall is scarce, just 13 mm, and the risk of thunderstorms in this month is low. Overall, it is one of the driest and sunniest months of the year on this coastal strip.
Past eclipses
The last total solar eclipse visible from Vinaròs occurred on 30 August 1905, 121 years ago, with a totality phase lasting just under four minutes. Shortly before, on 11 November 1901, an annular eclipse took place. After the 2026 eclipse, the next annular eclipse visible from here will not occur until 13 July 2075, and the following total eclipse not until 17 November 2180.
Direction and altitude of the Sun
At the moment of maximum eclipse, at 20:30 local time, the Sun will be 4.4° high above the horizon, in a direction of azimuth 286°, which corresponds roughly to west-northwest. At that hour of the afternoon, the Sun will have completed most of its daily path and will be nearing sunset, giving the phenomenon a singular atmosphere: totality will occur with the sky still illuminated on the opposite horizon and twilight covering the Mediterranean landscape.
Editorial text by eclipses.app · Data: Wikidata, AEMET, NASA and JPL planetary ephemerides.
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The eclipse from Vinaròs
In Vinaròs, totality began at 20:30 local time and lasted 1 min 37 s, until 20:32. The eclipse maximum fell at 20:31.
In Vinaròs, the Sun was 5° above the horizon, toward the WNW. Even so, a clear horizon toward the WNW helped.
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 Vinaròs
Local time · Europe/Madrid| Phase | Local time | UTC | Progress | Sun alt. | Sun az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 — Partial begins | 19:36:42 | 17:36:42 UTC | +14.6° | 277.3° | |
| C2 — Totality begins | 20:30:23 | 18:30:23 UTC | +4.7° | 285.6° | |
| Maximum | 20:31:13 | 18:31:13 UTC | +4.5° | 285.8° | |
| C3 — Totality ends | 20:32:00 | 18:32:00 UTC | +4.4° | 285.9° | |
| The Sun sets behind the terrain(terrain event, not an eclipse phase) | 20:48 | 18:48 UTC | +1.7° | 288.4° | |
| C4 — Partial endsnot visible | 21:22:28 | 19:22:28 UTC | -4.2° | 294.1° |
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
- 40.4703° N
- Longitude
- 0.4756° E
- Elevation
- 12 m
Eclipse phases
- Eclipse begins
- 19:36:42
- Totality begins
- 20:30:23
- Maximum
- 20:31:13
- Totality ends
- 20:32:00
- Eclipse ends
- 21:22:28
- Sunset (flat horizon)
- 20:59:47
Duration
- Eclipse
- 1h 45m 46s
- Totality
- 1m 37s
Values at maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- +4.5°
- Sun azimuth
- 285.8°
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Sun direction and altitude at maximum
It was toward WNW (285.8°)
285.8° WNW
Azimuth at maximum
4.52°
Sun altitude at maximum
1.56°
Terrain horizon
+2.81°
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 Vinaròs
| Peak | Elevation | Distance | Azimuth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torreta de Montsià | 763.1 m | 16.6 km | 16° NNE |
| Mola Cima | 749.4 m | 15.9 km | 15° NNE |
| Palleret del Teix | 738.8 m | 17.1 km | 17° NNE |
| la Tenda | 731.7 m | 17.5 km | 17° NNE |
| la Trencada | 730.2 m | 18.0 km | 17° NNE |
| la Foradada | 682.8 m | 18.9 km | 18° NNE |
| la Talaia Grossa | 636 m | 23.3 km | 250° WSW |
| lo Molló | 627 m | 24.2 km | 254° WSW |
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The August sky
Avg. temp.
25.2°C
Max / min
31° / 19.4°
Precipitation
13.2 mm
Storm risk
Low
Station VINARÒS, 10 km away · Period 1991-2020 · Source: AEMET
12%Historical average cloud cover
P25 — clearer days · 3%Median cloud cover · 12%P75 — cloudier days · 57%
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 Vinaròs
- Last total eclipseAugust 12, 20260 years ago
- Last annular eclipseNovember 11, 1901125 years ago
- Next total eclipseNovember 17, 2180
- 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 Vinaròs
Was the eclipse of August 12, 2026 visible from Vinaròs?
Yes — Vinaròs was inside the totality path and the horizon allowed the total phase to be fully visible.
What time was the eclipse maximum in Vinaròs?
Maximum occurred at 20:31 local time (18:31 UTC) in Vinaròs.
Which direction was the Sun in during the eclipse from Vinaròs?
The Sun was toward the WNW (azimuth 286°), 5° above the horizon at maximum from Vinaròs.
How long did totality last in Vinaròs?
Totality lasted 1 min 37 s in Vinaròs (C2 to C3). (corrected for the Moon's limb profile)
Was Vinaròs a good place to watch the eclipse?
Vinaròs 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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