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Oviedo 2026 eclipse: time and Asturias planning
Subject: 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse
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The Oviedo Asturias planning page combines the 2026 eclipse time with dated outlook inputs, official references, reviewed choices, and evidence limits.
Prepare an Oviedo 2026 eclipse time decision for Asturias planning with dated outlook inputs, official access references, and reviewed choices.
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
206 km straight-line
Access source: Galicia roads service — Xunta de Galicia (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for A CoruñaGijón
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 10.2°
Totality: 108 s
24 km straight-line
Access source: Local or regional access authority — Asturias (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for GijónSantander
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 9.0°
Totality: 67 s
165 km straight-line
Access source: Local or regional access authority — Cantabria (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for SantanderObservation data
Geometry and local context
Oviedo
Total eclipse
- Local maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- 10.3°
- Azimuth
- 280.8°
- Totality duration
- 111 s
| Phase | Local time | Sun altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Partial begins | 20.5° | |
| Totality begins | 10.4° | |
| Maximum | 10.3° | |
| Totality ends | 10.1° | |
| Partial ends | 1.3° |
Local decision context
How the place behaves
Oviedo is inland from the Asturian coast and surrounded by rolling terrain. That separation from the immediate shore is useful for comparison, but nearby hills make the exact western skyline especially important. Sources: IGN cartography and geographic data
What to verify
Do not choose a site from altitude alone: a ridge, trees, or buildings can erase the last degrees above the horizon. Check low, middle, and high cloud separately and inspect the approach before eclipse day. Sources: AEMET weather guidance, Principality of Asturias portal
Fallback logic
Gijón provides the nearest coastal contrast, while Santander and A Coruña sample different sections of the northern coast. Move only when the forecast difference is meaningful enough to justify the route and access uncertainty. Sources: AEMET weather guidance
At local maximum, the Sun is 10.3° high at an azimuth of 280.8°. Calculated totality lasts 111 seconds.
Reviewed comparison options are A Coruña, Gijón, Santander. Distances are straight-line only; they do not represent driving time, road conditions, or permission to access a site.
Source review workflow
Oviedo’s record is reviewed as a chain of claims rather than a list of convenient links. The editor checks the public owner of each reference, preserves the 6 August 2026 access date, and links the national datasets to the relevant evidence block rendered on this page. Event calculations remain generated output, so this prose does not copy numeric values or convert a dated source into a statement about the reader’s present situation.
Access verification
The Principality of Asturias portal is the named authority entry for this file. A reader should follow it to the relevant notice or service, confirm that the notice applies to the intended date and municipality, and seek a more specific public contact when the portal does not answer a site-level question. Apply that same provenance test before treating any comparison page as actionable.
Planning limits
Astronomy values and forecast snapshots are rendered separately from reviewed prose. Recheck provider and retrieval times near the event, and treat straight-line distances as comparisons—not driving times or proof of road quality. Confirm closures, crowd controls, protected-area rules, parking permission, and permission to use the exact site with the responsible authority.
Use certified eclipse viewers whenever any bright part of the Sun is visible; ordinary sunglasses and unfiltered optical equipment are unsafe. Prepare equipment before travel, assign updates to a non-driving observer, and retain a no-travel option whenever official information cannot be confirmed. Corrections are reviewed in both languages and dated on the page.