Each year there are around four and seven eclipses on Earth. As reported by the National Geographic Institute (IGN), when there is a solar eclipse there is also a lunar eclipse, that is, "one occurs half a lunation after the other." Spain will experience two eclipses this month of March that will be visible from Spain and, specifically, from the Canary Islands.
According to the IGN, on Thursday, March 14th, there will be a total lunar eclipse and on March 29th a partial solar eclipse. In addition, on September 7th, another total lunar eclipse will be experienced from the country. According to this same source, "each year there are at least two solar and two lunar eclipses." However, not all are visible.
On March 14th, you can experience a total lunar eclipse, which will be visible from much of the world and which in Spain can be seen in the central and western part of the peninsula, in the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla. This eclipse, the closest of those planned, can be seen with the naked eye and no instrument is necessary to observe it. In the Canary Islands, it will occur at lunar sunset, that is, during sunrise, therefore, you can see the beginning, but not the end. Thus, the Moon "will not be completely dark, but will take on a reddish hue" because "part of the sunlight is deflected by the Earth's atmosphere."
The maximum point of the eclipse will take place at 6:58 a.m. and can be seen from 5:26 a.m. Canary time until 8:35 a.m.
On March 29th you can observe a partial solar eclipse, which will take place between 9:48 a.m. and 11:33 a.m. (Canary time), reaching its maximum point at 10:40 a.m. In addition, on August 12, 2026 and August 2, 2027, two total solar eclipses are planned that will be visible from Spain.
On Sunday, September 7th, there will be a total lunar eclipse, which although it can be observed in much of the world and in Spain, cannot be seen completely in more western areas of the country such as Galicia and the Canary Islands, when the moonrise will occur after the end of the totality of the eclipse.
The last total eclipse that was experienced in Spain occurred 66 years ago, in 1959, and the only place in the country from which it could be enjoyed was the Canary Islands.
