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Mirador de la Orilla

28.1753, -17.1774 · 179 m · Canary Islands

Eclipse 12 Aug 2026

Score 20/ 100

Blocked by terrain

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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.

Eclipse 2 Aug 2027

Score 50/ 100

Eclipse visible

The Sun will be 37-41° high, so terrain almost never blocks it: what decides is being inside the path, not the viewpoint's horizon.

Eclipse 26 Jan 2028

Score 50/ 100

Eclipse visible

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Practical info

Elevation
179 m
Accessibility
No data
Parking
No data
Coordinates
28.1753, -17.1774

Eclipse phases

Times in WEST 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).

Location

Latitude
28.1753° N
Longitude
17.1774° W
Elevation
179 m

Eclipse phases

Eclipse begins
18:58:11
Maximum
19:53:54
Eclipse ends
20:45:29
Sunset (flat horizon)
20:50:04

Duration

Eclipse
1h 47m 18s

Values at maximum

Obscuration
68%
Sun altitude
+11.3°
Sun azimuth
280.9°
Cloud forecast

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