Plan your solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 in 3D.
See where the sun will stand during the eclipse from any given address, and whether anything is in the way, in a realistic 3D environment.
Find your favourite spot
An eclipse happens in the sky but is watched from the ground. How high the sun stands decides whether a building, a row of trees or a hill gets in the way.
The app models the surroundings in three dimensions, computes the sun and moon for your point and the chosen moment, and checks whether anything sits in between.
The solar eclipse of 12 August 2026
A deep partial eclipse at sunset across Switzerland, total over Iceland and northern Spain. From Switzerland what matters is a clear view to the west-northwest: at maximum the sun stands only about 4° above the horizon.
The app computes for anywhere on Earth: first contact, maximum and the end of the eclipse, along with how much of the sun is covered, for your viewpoint and your elevation.
Where the data comes from
The Swiss view is built on open government data from swisstopo: terrain, aerial imagery, building models and vegetation. Addresses and elevations come from the same sources. Outside Switzerland the view switches to Google's worldwide 3D imagery.
Sun and moon positions are computed locally in your browser with Astronomy Engine, from your location, elevation and the chosen moment rather than a lookup table.