Solar eclipse in Granada, Spain, August 12, 2026: times and how much of the Sun is covered
Partial eclipse: up to 95.8% of the Sun is covered. Totality is not visible here.
The Sun is 6° above the horizon, toward the west, at mid-eclipse.
Even 99% coverage is very different from totality: the sky only goes dark, and the corona only appears, when the Sun is 100% covered. Nearest place on this list with totality: Tunis, Tunisia, about 1,223 km away (1 min 8 s of totality).
This has passed
Local timeline
- Partial phase begins (first bite out of the Sun)7:42 PM
- Greatest eclipse8:37 PM
- Eclipse ends9:28 PM
August 12, 2026 · Times in local time (GMT+2).
How to watch
- Never look at the Sun directly, even when it is mostly covered: use certified eclipse glasses or a pinhole projector.
- Ordinary sunglasses are not safe.
Other places
- Cádiz, Spain93.0%
- Tarifa, Spain92.6%
- Jerez de la Frontera, Spain93.4%
- Algeciras, Spain92.9%
- Málaga, Spain94.5%
- Marbella, Spain93.9%
- Seville, Spain94.6%
- Almería, Spain95.9%
- Madrid, Spain100.0%
- Barcelona, Spain99.8%
- Gibraltar93.0%
- Lisbon, Portugal94.4%
- Faro, Portugal92.7%
- Tangier, Morocco92.0%
- Tétouan, Morocco92.0%
- Chefchaouen, Morocco91.4%
- Rabat, Morocco88.2%
- Casablanca, Morocco86.9%
- Fes, Morocco89.5%
- Oran, Algeria95.0%
- Algiers, Algeria98.5%
- Tunis, Tunisia100% · 1 min 8 s
- Sfax, Tunisia97.7%
- Djerba, Tunisia96.1%
- Tripoli, Libya94.9%
- Valletta, Malta100% · 29 s
- Rome, Italy95.5%
- Paris, France92.0%
- London, UK91.3%
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).