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12 AugustObservatori Astronòmic de Mallorca (Costitx) & Camp de Futbol Mateu Canyelles (Inca)

Total Solar Eclipse 2026 — OAM Public Observation

Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca (Costitx) & Camp de Futbol Mateu Canyelles (Inca)

On 12 August 2026, Mallorca will witness a total solar eclipse at sunset — the first total eclipse visible from Spain since 1905. The Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca (OAM) is mounting the island's flagship public observation, spread across two sites: its own grounds in Costitx and the Mateu Canyelles football pitch in Inca, where it expects to gather around 1,000 people. OAM director Salvador Sánchez is deploying more than 30 telescopes between the two locations so the public can safely follow the partial phases and the brief, breathtaking minute-and-a-half of totality around 20:31, with the Sun sitting very low over the western horizon. A double bill in the sky: the event coincides with the Perseid meteor shower (11–13 August), so once the sky darkens you might catch shooting stars as well — Sánchez has even raised the prospect of glimpsing a meteor in broad daylight. Safety: the OAM is running an awareness campaign with ophthalmologists on how to look at the Sun without harm. Never watch the partial phases without certified solar-eclipse glasses.

WHAT HAPPENS

The shape of it

Totality at sunset
The Moon fully covers the Sun for about 1 minute 36 seconds around 20:31, with the eclipsed Sun hanging low over the western horizon — the first total eclipse visible from Spain since 1905.
30+ telescopes, two sites
The Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca deploys more than 30 telescopes split across its own grounds in Costitx and the Mateu Canyelles football pitch in Inca, where it expects to host around 1,000 people.
Eclipse meets the Perseids
The event lands inside the Perseid meteor shower (11–13 August), so once the sky darkens you may catch shooting stars too — director Salvador Sánchez has floated the chance of spotting a meteor in broad daylight.
Eye-safety first
The OAM runs an awareness campaign with ophthalmologists on viewing the Sun safely — never look at the partial phases without certified solar-eclipse glasses.
SCHEDULE

When to go

12 August
12 August
GOOD TO KNOW

Before you go

Never look at the partially eclipsed Sun without certified solar-eclipse glasses — the OAM is campaigning with ophthalmologists on safe viewing.
Totality happens with the Sun only ~2½° above the horizon, so you need an open, unobstructed view to the west.
The partial phase starts around 19:38 and totality is around 20:31 — arrive well before sunset to set up.
GETTING THERE

Where it is

Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca (Costitx) & Camp de Futbol Mateu Canyelles (Inca)
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