# Eclipse Nav — Solar Eclipse Navigation Guide

> Solar Eclipse Navigation Guide (iPhone/iPad app by Doug Pedrick.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eclipse-nav/id6468613929 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Doug Pedrick](https://appshunter.io/developer/1710299278)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 31 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2023-11-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-03
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eclipse-nav/id6468613929/reviews.md

## What is Eclipse Nav?

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 5 days in advance!  As the eclipse draws closer, get high-resolution cloud forecasts updated hourly and satellite cloud cover images updated every 5 minutes!

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

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.

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

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


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.15 — 2026-07-30

- Pinpoint your spot: long-press for a precision crosshair, and zoom in much further.
- Sun altitude and azimuth are now shown for every eclipse event, not just maximum.
- Fixed times for summer-time regions (Europe) and half-hour zones (India).
- More precise eclipse path with exact distance-to-centerline; cloud overlays load without freezing.
- Compact time labels (UTC±h) over oceans and better layout on smaller screens.
- More reliable place names, new translations, and assorted fixes.

### 2.0.13 — 2026-07-28

Richer eclipse details for any tapped spot: current temperature, the average high for the eclipse date, and a 10-year cloud history — typical cloud cover and how often skies are mostly clear at eclipse time — plus the sun's height above the horizon at maximum eclipse.

### 2.0.12 — 2026-07-21

- The eclipse info box is smarter: it fits its content, always stays on screen, and points toward the tapped spot — even when it scrolls out of view.
- Cloud forecasts now start on Automatic, picking the best weather model for wherever you're looking.
- Smaller download and minor fixes.

### 2.0.11 — 2026-07-18

Wider real-time satellite imagery covering Alaska, Hawaii, and the eastern Pacific. New first-launch experience: opens to the next eclipse with a pin at greatest eclipse, plus a hint for tapping the map. Redesigned ΔT setting with per-eclipse defaults and an explicit override.  Smaller download and assorted fixes and updates.

### 2.0.9 — 2026-07-13

Delta T values updated for the upcoming eclipses, based on latest data and predictions by the US Naval Observatory.

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