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2026 solar eclipse in Madrid: 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 Madrid 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.
Valladolid
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 8.7°
Totality: 91 s
162 km straight-line
Access source: Castile and León roads and transport — Junta of Castile and León (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for ValladolidZaragoza
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 6.1°
Totality: 87 s
274 km straight-line
Access source: Government of Aragon roads service — Government of Aragon (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for ZaragozaBarcelona
PendingPartial · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 3.9°
Totality: —
504 km straight-line
Access source: Local or regional access authority — Catalonia (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for BarcelonaObservation data
Geometry and local context
Madrid
Partial eclipse
- Local maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- 7.3°
- Azimuth
- 283.3°
- Totality duration
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| Phase | Local time | Sun altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Partial begins | 17.7° | |
| Maximum | 7.3° | |
| Partial ends | -1.6° |
Local decision context
How the place behaves
Madrid provides a large, well-connected interior base. Its urban scale creates long travel times, busy western approaches, and a skyline that varies sharply between neighbourhoods even under the same forecast cell.
What to verify
Identify a low western horizon before choosing by convenience. Heat, haze, high cloud, traffic, and event crowding must be checked alongside cloud cover, with no assumption that open-looking land is publicly accessible.
Fallback logic
Valladolid samples the north-western plateau, Zaragoza the Ebro valley, and Barcelona the Mediterranean side. These are regional comparisons for an early decision, not sensible last-minute hops from central Madrid.
At local maximum, the Sun is 7.3° high at an azimuth of 283.3°. Totality is not calculated from this point.
Reviewed comparison options are Valladolid, Zaragoza, Barcelona. Distances are straight-line only; they do not represent driving time, road conditions, or permission to access a site.