This Monday we will experience one of the most attractive astronomical phenomena: a solar eclipse, which can be seen from many points on planet Earth. It will be quite a visual spectacle in countries such as Mexico, the central US and eastern Canada. In Spain, it will be partial and only visible from some points.
In our country, during the evening of Monday, April 8, you can follow it from the westernmost Canary Islands (El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria) and some points in Galicia, although it will be of very low magnitude.
The solar eclipse in Spain will begin during sunset. In Galicia, it can be seen from 9:17 p.m. and in the Canary Islands, from 8:17 p.m. It will end at 9:44 p.m. on the peninsula and one hour earlier in the archipelago, according to the website of the National Astronomical Observatory (OAN).
The last solar eclipse visible as partial in Spain took place on October 14, 2023 and the next one will occur on March 29, 2025 and will be visible throughout Spain.
For astronomy lovers, the next visible total solar eclipse in Spain will take place on August 12, 2026, followed by another on August 2 of the following year, according to the OAN.
The eclipse will barely be appreciated because it will coincide with the sunset of the Sun, although those who observe it will have the added morbidity of thinking that this same phenomenon will leave practically the entire American continent plunged into absolute darkness.
The spectacle will be magnificent and, in regions such as Niagara Falls, the Canadian authorities have had to declare a state of emergency in anticipation of tourists who will come to enjoy it.
Meanwhile, in Mexico, the central US and eastern Canada, the total eclipse will darken the skies, lower the temperature and silence the birds. This phenomenon will be visible as partial in the rest of North America and Central America.
