Lost Photons Deep Sky Archive
Eclipse Tracker

Sun, Moon, observer

Eclipse Tracker

Find the next eclipse you can actually see, with contact times and horizon checks calculated for your location.

Next visible eclipse

Calculating your local view…

Checking the Sun, Moon, and horizon from Sewell.

Observer location

Where will you watch?

Calculating eclipses for Sewell, NJ…

Local circumstances

Upcoming eclipses

Calculating from your current date and location.

Solar

Times and obscuration are specific to your location.

Calculating local solar eclipses…

Lunar

The eclipse is global; the horizon check is local.

Calculating local lunar eclipses…

Solar viewing

Protect your eyes and optics.

Except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse, use a safe solar viewer that complies with ISO 12312-2. Cameras, binoculars, and telescopes require a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics.

NASA safety guide

Lost Photons archive

Eclipses I have photographed

Browse solar and lunar images
Solar eclipse sequence from 2017 9 sequence framesSolar Eclipse 2017View the composite Lunar eclipse composite from 2014 5 sequence framesLunar Eclipse 2014View the composite

How to read this

Calculated, not forecast.

The tracker calculates eclipse geometry, local contact times, altitude, and direction. It does not predict clouds or guarantee a clear horizon. Check the observing forecast as the date approaches.

Astronomy Engine NASA eclipse guides

Event explorer

Eclipse viewer

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Path and location

Loading eclipse geography…

NASA path table
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Local appearance

Select an eclipseThe simulation will use your selected location.

Solar disk positions are calculated from the selected coordinates. Lunar shadow color and surface appearance are illustrative.