Search any city or use your location. EclipseSpotter combines eclipse visibility, a live cloud forecast and a simple viewing score to help you plan.
UK city times are local BST for 12 August 2026. For locations without a verified V12.2 time set, EclipseSpotter does not invent a time.
EclipseSpotter helps you check whether the eclipse is visible from a location, estimate maximum Sun coverage and combine that with a cloud forecast. Weather forecasts are most useful close to eclipse day and can change quickly.
The featured event is the total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026. Totality crosses parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain, while a partial eclipse is visible across a much wider region.
No. During partial phases, use certified eclipse viewers that meet ISO 12312-2 requirements. Ordinary sunglasses are not safe. Only observers inside the path of totality may view the Sun without eclipse glasses during the brief total phase itself.
It is an EclipseSpotter planning score combining estimated eclipse coverage with available cloud forecast information. It is not an official astronomical or meteorological measurement.