Solar Eclipse Almost Completely Darkens Biarritz

Biarritz - 12 August 2026: Over Biarritz, the Sun almost completely disappeared behind the Moon on Wednesday evening. At the maximum at 8:26 p.m., 99.5 percent of the solar disc was covered. The Basque Atlantic coast thus offered one of the most impressive sights in France, although the location lay just outside the zone where a total solar eclipse was visible.According to astronomical calculations, the celestial spectacle began in Biarritz at 7:31 p.m. The Moon then moved further and further in front of the low-hanging Sun. At its peak, only ...