2026 cloud forecast · nearby alternatives
Zaragoza 2026 eclipse: time and reviewed Ebro outlook
Subject: 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse
Live decision
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The Zaragoza guide places the 2026 eclipse time beside dated Ebro outlook inputs, verified authority references, comparison pages, and documented limits.
Evaluate the Zaragoza 2026 eclipse time alongside a dated Ebro outlook, verified authority references, comparison pages, and documented decision limits.
Nearby alternatives
Reviewed options. Distances are straight-line only; compare cloud cover and local guidance before travelling.
Burgos
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 8.3°
Totality: 107 s
246 km straight-line
Access source: Local or regional access authority — Castille and León (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for BurgosTeruel
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 5.5°
Totality: 97 s
147 km straight-line
Access source: Local or regional access authority — Aragon (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for TeruelValencia
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 4.6°
Totality: 66 s
246 km straight-line
Access source: Valencian roads service — Generalitat Valenciana (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for ValenciaObservation data
Geometry and local context
Zaragoza
Total eclipse
- Local maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- 6.1°
- Azimuth
- 284.5°
- Totality duration
- 87 s
| Phase | Local time | Sun altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Partial begins | 16.1° | |
| Totality begins | 6.2° | |
| Maximum | 6.1° | |
| Totality ends | 5.9° | |
| Partial ends | -2.6° |
Local decision context
How the place behaves
Zaragoza is an inland base in the Ebro valley. Its open surroundings are useful for comparing western horizons, but the dense city, river corridors, and nearby relief mean the exact site still controls the final sight line. Sources: IGN cartography and geographic data
What to verify
Prioritize a clear west-north-west sector, then check total, low, middle, and high cloud near maximum eclipse. Heat, wind, traffic, and legal stopping space are separate constraints that a cloud score cannot answer. Sources: AEMET weather guidance, Government of Aragon roads service
Fallback logic
Burgos tests conditions farther north on the plateau, Teruel provides a higher inland comparison, and Valencia samples the Mediterranean side. Use them as directional weather options, not fixed recommendations. Sources: AEMET weather guidance
At local maximum, the Sun is 6.1° high at an azimuth of 284.5°. Calculated totality lasts 87 seconds.
Reviewed comparison options are Burgos, Teruel, Valencia. Distances are straight-line only; they do not represent driving time, road conditions, or permission to access a site.
Source review workflow
Zaragoza is maintained with a small evidence ledger rather than a blended narrative. For each statement, the reviewer records whether it comes from national mapping, the national forecast service, or the Aragon roads authority, together with the 6 August 2026 retrieval date. Calculated circumstances stay in the live result block. The ledger therefore exposes which public record needs a fresh check instead of letting one broad citation stand for every planning question.
Access verification
The Government of Aragon roads page is the official transport starting point in this review. Follow it to a dated notice with the correct administrative scope, record any uncertainty, and verify the intended public space with its responsible manager. Apply the same sequence—owner, date, scope, permission—to a comparison destination; a shorter straight-line measurement does not remove those checks.
Planning limits
Generated astronomy and forecast snapshots remain separate from reviewed prose. Recheck retrieval times near the event and treat straight-line distances only as comparisons, not driving times or evidence of road quality. Confirm closures, crowd controls, protected-area rules, parking permission, and exact-site permission with the responsible authority.
Use certified eclipse viewers whenever any bright part of the Sun is visible; ordinary sunglasses and unfiltered optics are unsafe. Prepare equipment before travel, give updates to a non-driving observer, and keep a no-travel option if authoritative information is incomplete. Bilingual corrections are reviewed and dated.