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2026 solar eclipse in Gijón: local time, local cloud forecast and viewing outlook
Subject: 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse
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Plan the 2026 solar eclipse in Gijón with local time, cloud layers, solar geometry, and reviewed nearby alternatives.
Nearby alternatives
Reviewed options. Distances are straight-line only; compare cloud cover and local guidance before travelling.
A Coruña
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 12.0°
Totality: 81 s
221 km straight-line
Access source: Galicia roads service — Xunta de Galicia (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for A CoruñaOviedo
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 10.3°
Totality: 111 s
24 km straight-line
Access source: Principality of Asturias portal — Principality of Asturias (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for OviedoSantander
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 9.0°
Totality: 67 s
150 km straight-line
Access source: Local or regional access authority — Cantabria (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for SantanderObservation data
Geometry and local context
Gijón
Total eclipse
- Local maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- 10.2°
- Azimuth
- 280.8°
- Totality duration
- 108 s
| Phase | Local time | Sun altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Partial begins | 20.4° | |
| Totality begins | 10.4° | |
| Maximum | 10.2° | |
| Totality ends | 10.1° | |
| Partial ends | 1.2° |
Local decision context
How the place behaves
Gijón faces the Bay of Biscay from the Asturian coast. Its seafront gives several possible sight lines, although dense urban edges and local headlands can still block a low western Sun.
What to verify
Low coastal cloud is the main planning uncertainty, followed by wind exposure and crowd pressure along obvious promenades. Confirm that a candidate site has an unobstructed western sector rather than assuming every beach does.
Fallback logic
A Coruña extends the comparison westward, Oviedo moves inland, and Santander tests the coast to the east. Use the latest cloud map to choose a direction before considering route time and legal access.
At local maximum, the Sun is 10.2° high at an azimuth of 280.8°. Calculated totality lasts 108 seconds.
Reviewed comparison options are A Coruña, Oviedo, Santander. Distances are straight-line only; they do not represent driving time, road conditions, or permission to access a site.