Viewpoint
Observatoire du Mas Neuf
43.5717, 4.5420
Eclipse 12 Aug 2026
Score 55/ 100
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
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Eclipse 26 Jan 2028
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Practical info
- Elevation
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- Accessibility
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- Parking
- No data
- Coordinates
- 43.5717, 4.5420
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