Solar Eclipse Navigation

Red Nine Software

About this app

Plan your eclipse viewing experience with real-time cloud cover forecasts, precise path of totality mapping, and multi-language support. Get accurate navigation to the path of totality. Maximize your chances of being in the path of totality under clear skies! Choose between different NOAA, Canadian, and European weather models. View long-range cloud cover forecasts up to 15 days in advance! As the eclipse draws closer, get high-resolution cloud forecasts updated hourly and satellite cloud cover images updated every 5 minutes!

Find the closest location in the path of totality with the best chance of cloud-free skies.

Find optimal viewing locations under clear skies!

Maximize your chances of being in the path of totality with clear skies.

View eclipse track paths.

Get precise start and end times of all eclipse phases for any location.

Find the duration of totality at any location.

Find the distance to the centerline of your viewing location.

Check current and forecast cloud cover.

View predicted cloud coverage based on US, Canadian, and European models - up to 5 days in advance! Not sure which cloud model to use? Our “Automatic Cloud Model” feature picks the most optimal one as the event gets closer.

Cloud cover forecasts updated hourly; current satellite cloud cover images updated every 5 minutes.

Find shortest-drive viewing locations.

View current traffic overlayed with the path of totality to avoid backups and delays on eclipse day.

Optimized for the April 2024 Total Eclipse over the U.S.

All total, annular, and hybrid eclipses from 2017 to 2050 are supported!

Choose between English, Spanish, French, German, or Chinese.

If you're already traveling to view the eclipse, wouldn't you want to maximize your chance of
seeing totality?

What’s new

Fix for Android 14 that affected putting the app into the background; when re-activated the map was not responsive.