Earth eclipse prediction

What you are seeing: a world map (equirectangular projection) showing the path of the Moon's shadow across Earth for upcoming solar eclipses. The dark band is the path of totality (umbra), the lighter band is the partial-eclipse region (penumbra). Pick an eclipse from the dropdown, scrub the time slider to watch the shadow sweep across the planet, or click any location to check whether the eclipse is visible there. Data: Espenak and Meeus, Five-Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses, NASA TP-2006-214141 (eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov).

Figure 1. Upcoming solar-eclipse paths plotted on an equirectangular world map. Method: central-line tabulated from NASA's Five-Millennium Canon, with umbra width and approximate penumbra extent overlaid.

Click anywhere on the map to query local visibility.

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WHAT TO TRY

Vary each control and watch the rail readouts respond.

Compare the diagnostic plot against the live scene.