Check if you will see the August 12th eclipse from your home
The Horizon Eclipse 2026 application allows you to check if the point from where you want to follow the phenomenon will have the Sun visible at the moment of totality and avoids unnecessary travel
PalmaOn August 12, 2026, the Balearic Islands will be one of the few places from which a total solar eclipse can be observed. However, it will not be enough to be on the right island: the phenomenon will coincide practically with sunset and any building, tree, or mountain blocking the western horizon may prevent seeing its most spectacular moment.
To resolve this doubt, the Government and AstroMallorca have presented Horitzó Eclipse 2026, a free application that allows you to check if the totality of the eclipse will be visible from the exact point where you wish to observe it.
The tool is available in Catalan, Spanish, English, and German and can be used from mobile phones, tablets, and computers. The user only needs to indicate the location using the device's geolocation, by entering the coordinates or selecting a point on the map. From there, the application calculates the main moments of the eclipse and indicates whether the peak of the phenomenon will be visible from that location.
How to know if a place is suitable
It is also possible to carry out a check without using the application. You just need to position yourself at the place from which you want to follow the eclipse, look west, and check that the Sun will be visible at the scheduled time. If it is hidden behind a building, a mountain, or any other obstacle, it is very likely that the totality cannot be observed from that point.
Precisely for this reason, Horitzó Eclipse 2026 allows you to verify it in advance and avoid unnecessary trips.
A few minutes that will decide everything
Totality will begin around 8:30 PM, with small differences depending on the island. In Menorca, it is expected to start approximately at 8:30 PM; in Mallorca, between 8:30 PM and 8:33 PM, and in Ibiza and Formentera, between 8:32 PM and 8:34 PM.
Since the Sun will be very low on the horizon, a few degrees of obstruction can make the difference between seeing the eclipse or missing it.
The objective of the new tool is to facilitate this planning and help reduce last-minute trips to the same observation points, in addition to the possible mobility and safety incidents that may occur on a day that is expected to be very crowded.