Overview

• Spain’s Instituto Geográfico Nacional confirms the partial phase from 18:27 to 21:56 and the eclipse’s maximum at 20:11:42 (peninsular time).
• Most of Spain will see totality, while western Galicia and the Canary Islands will catch only the end of the partial phase because the Moon rises after totality there.
• Viewing is safe with the naked eye, and dark, unobstructed eastern horizons or elevated sites offer the best experience.
• In Barcelona the Moon rises at 20:12, just after the maximum, leaving roughly 40 minutes to watch totality; Valladolid’s window runs from about 18:27 to 21:56.
• Totality lasts about 82 minutes, described by National Geographic as among the longer eclipses of the decade, and a partial solar eclipse follows on 21 September.