Eclipse Locator

ECLIPSE LOCATOR

Find the best place to see your next solar eclipse

This app helps you find a place where you’ll be able to see the Sun—using eclipse glasses—at the right time, while avoiding cloud and terrain obstructions.

Start with my location<br>or search for a place

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Place search powered by Open-Meteo.

Saved eclipse plans

Saved only in this browser. Choose a place to inspect it, or compare places saved for the same eclipse.

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Include developer samples and angles

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Finding eclipse…

When—

Sun covered at maximum—

◉ Show eclipse position on my camera<br>Solar safety: never look directly at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses. Cover the camera lenses with a suitable solar filter before pointing them at the Sun.

Use current location to enable the camera view for this viewing point.

Cloud forecast<br>Checking…

Cloud can hide the Sun along the orange corridor. Lower percentages mean a clearer view.

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Map layerNoneLow cloudTotal cloudHigh cloudCloud base<br>Valid time17:00 UTC · 19:00 CEST18:00 UTC · 20:00 CEST19:00 UTC · 21:00 CEST20:00 UTC · 22:00 CEST21:00 UTC · 23:00 CEST

Forecast: AEMET aviation variable viewer.

Terrain clearance

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Sampling terrain along the ray…

Sightline profile

First 5 km<br>20 km<br>60 km

Low cloud along the sightline Per-distance mean across ±5°—not cumulative. Lighter is clearer.

Retry cloud profile

TerrainSolar sightlineLow cloudAWS Terrain Tiles

Details

Sun bearing— —

Elevation— above horizon

Choose a different eclipse<br>Choose a different location

Or tap the map or drag the marker to select another viewing point.

ECLIPSE LOCATOR<br>Explore other eclipses

Visible from this location<br>Upcoming eclipses where the Sun is above the horizon.

Next total or annular eclipses here<br>Central eclipses visible from this exact viewing point may be decades away.

➤Totality

Solar safety: never look directly at the Sun. Filter the camera lenses during partial phases.

Requesting camera and orientation access…

Refine alignment with the Sun requires a visible Sun and a proper solar filter

Calibrate with the visible Sun<br>Camera width 60°

If the Sun is not visible, camera width can be adjusted manually, but there is no reliable visual reference. The last calibrated camera width is remembered; compass correction is not reused because it changes with the magnetic environment.

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Only continue with a visible Sun and a fitted solar filter<br>Securely cover the phone’s active camera lenses with a suitable solar filter. Never look directly at the Sun without certified solar viewing protection. Doing this without a filter may permanently damage your phone and/or eyes. The phone screen does not protect your eyes.

My camera lenses are securely filtered<br>Not now

Sun calibration isn’t available right now

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