Iberian eclipse-chasers have a lot to celebrate over current decade, as Spain is set to see six solar eclipses before 2030, including two total solar eclipses.
Pick any location on the planet, and, on average, a total solar eclipse will occur every 366 years, according to research from NASA.
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Partial eclipses are much more common but only occur every few years in any one country.
So it's something of a celestial coincidence that Spain will enjoy six solar eclipses – two of them total solar eclipses and one a 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse – between 2025 and 2030.
In fact, 2027 will see two solar eclipses over Spain, and only 2029 will be an eclipse-free year.
Spain's upcoming eclipse marathon makes for an enticing list:
- 29 March, 2025 - partial solar eclipse
- 12 August 2026 - total solar eclipse
- 6 February 2027 - partial solar eclipse
- 2 August 2027 - total solar eclipse
- 26 January 2028 - annular solar eclipse
- 1 June 2023 - partial solar eclipse
Here's everything you need to know about Spain's six solar eclipses in six years:
Partial solar eclipse 2025
- When: 29 March, 2025
- Type: partial solar eclipse
Northwestern Europe and Russia will see a partial solar eclipse on this day. The northwest coastline of Galicia will see a 32% eclipse, Madrid 21% and Barcelona 13%.
Total solar eclipse 2026
When: 12 August 2026
Type: total solar eclipse
Russia, Greenland, Iceland and Spain will see a short total solar eclipse on this day, with Spain at the sunset end of the path of totality. The 186-mile (300-kilometre) wide path will cross from the northwest to the Balearic Islands, with totality lasting a maximum of 1 minute 49 seconds in Spain.
The Sun will set partially eclipsed in all of eastern Spain, with the Balearics witnessing totality just before the Sun sets. Key cities in totality include Bilbao, Burgos, Valladolid, Zaragoza and Valencia. Madrid will see a 99.9% partial solar eclipse, Barcelona 99.8%.
Partial solar eclipse 2027
When: 6 February, 2027
Type: partial solar eclipse
This will be little more than a technical solar eclipse, with only the southern tips of Spain able to glimpse a tiny fraction of the sun being blocked by the Moon.
An annular solar eclipse 'ring of fire' for parts of Chile, Argentina and the west coast of Africa, from Andalucia in Spain, a roughly 1% partially eclipsed Sun will be seen just before sunset from the southwest coast of Andalusia.
Total solar eclipse 2027
When: 2 August, 2027
Type: total solar eclipse
The Great North African Eclipse on this day is so-called because the longest totality left in the 21st century will occur close to Luxor in Egypt. However, totality will also be experienced in southern Spain and Gibraltar.
Key locations in Spain in the path will include Cadiz, Malaga, Ronda, Marbella and Tarifa. The latter will see the longest totality at 4 minutes 46 seconds. Madrid will see an 86% partial solar eclipse, Barcelona 81%.
Annular solar eclipse 2028
When: 26 January 2028
Type: annular solar eclipse
After two spectacular total solar eclipses for Spain comes a 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse. Seen across South America, it will be seen about eight degrees above the horizon as seen from the coast of southwest Spain.
The longest Spanish view of the 'ring of fire' will be from Playa de Castilla, at 7 minutes 16 seconds, though inland Seville will get 7 minutes 8 seconds and Cadiz to the south 6 minutes 37 seconds. Less than 18 months after witnessing a sunset totality, Mallorca will see a 'ring of fire' sinking into the Mediterranean.
Partially eclipsed sunrise 2030
When: 1 June, 2030
Type: partial solar eclipse
The sixth solar eclipse in six years will be a dramatic partially eclipsed sunrise. Although it will be seen across Europe, only Spain will see the sunrise while around 50% eclipsed, with maximum obscuration shortly after.
The entire country will witness something similarly dramatic, though the biggest eclipse, at 69%, will occur for those in Almuñécar in Andalusia.
