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Bilbao 🇪🇸 — inside the path of totality · 12 Aug 2026

On 12 Aug 2026, Bilbao saw totality — the Sun completely covered for 27s, with maximum at 20:27 CEST, the Sun 8° above the horizon. This eclipse has ended — replay the live view, or see Bilbao's next eclipse: 2 Aug 2027, 74% partial.

Local circumstances

Bilbao
First contact (C1)
19:31 CEST
partial begins
Totality begins (C2)
20:27 CEST
Maximum eclipse
20:27 CEST
Totality ends (C3)
20:27 CEST
27s of totality
Last contact (C4)
21:19 CEST
partial ends
Sun altitude at max
8°
azimuth 283°
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Eye safety

Use certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2) for the partial phases; you may remove them only during the brief totality. Full guide →

Nearby cities

Same eclipse
Vitoria-Gasteiz 1m 03s of totality · 50 kmSantander 1m 02s of totality · 75 kmSan Sebastián 99.9% · 75 kmLogroño 1m 20s of totality · 95 kmPamplona 99.9% · 115 kmBurgos 1m 44s of totality · 120 km

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← 12 Aug 2026
The full event: path, map & every city — with replay.
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Bilbao's next eclipse: 2 Aug 2027
Total Solar Eclipse — 74% partial from Bilbao.
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Next: 6 Feb 2027
Annular Solar Eclipse — Southern Chile · Argentina (Mar del Plata) · South Atlantic · West Africa (Abidjan · Accra · Lagos).
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Times computed byOrbital Radar's eclipse engine · Bilbao (43.26, -2.93)· last recomputed 23 Oct 2026