El eclipse solar fue visible en España durante más de tres horas
The partial solar eclipse was observed on Saturday morning in the sky in Spain, both on the peninsula and in the Canary Islands, for a little over three hours, from 10:00 to 13:00, with the peak around 11:40, when it reached a size of 0.32, according to the national astronomical observer.
At 10:22, the eclipse had already begun to be seen in the Canary Islands (at 09:22 local time), with the moon partially occupying the solar space. The maximum occultation moment in the archipelago was at 11:04 (10:04 local time), according to the Astrophysical Institute of the Canary Islands.
The visibility of the eclipse, subject to the weather conditions on that Saturday, was quite complete, with clear skies allowing for a good view on the weekend.
Minutes before 10:40, the eclipse became visible in some parts of the peninsula, such as Huelva or Cádiz, and by around 11:00 it could already be seen in Madrid. After this, the moon began to cover the sun in Barcelona and had entered all Spanish provinces, with the last sighting occurring in the easternmost parts of the country.
Around 11:40, the eclipse reached its maximum splendor in different parts of the peninsula, while in the Canary Islands, the sun began to return to its normal state around 10:56 local time.
About half an hour later, at 12:22 in the peninsula, the eclipse ended on the western coast of Andalusia as the sun returned to its full splendor. Guipúzcoa was the last province from which the eclipse was visible, around 12:41.
This phenomenon, caused by the moon’s positioning between the Sun and the Earth, reached a maximum size of over 0.4 in the northern regions, over 0.3 in the Canary Islands and western parts of the peninsula, and over 0.2 in the eastern parts of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
Galicia was one of the prime locations in the Iberian Peninsula to witness this solar eclipse, even with some clouds present on the day. In the northern regions, up to 43% of the solar disc was hidden by the moon around 11:48.
The longest duration of the total eclipse (one minute and 40 seconds) occurred in a band that included Oviedo, León, Palencia, Burgos, Soria, and southern Aragon. Totality, with a shorter duration, was observed in adjacent areas. From Madrid and Barcelona, the eclipse was not complete, but the darkening of the solar disc exceeded 90% even in the southern regions of the peninsula.
The eclipse was also visible in the northern Atlantic Ocean, parts of the Arctic, northern Africa, most of Europe, the easternmost parts of America, northward to Russia and Greenland. The total duration of the phenomenon was 213 minutes (just under 4 hours).
In the coming years, two total solar eclipses will be visible in Spain on August 12, 2026, and August 2 of the following year, followed by a ring eclipse on January 26, 2028.
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