April 8 Solar Eclipse: This tool lets you know when to be outside [Video]

SAN ANTONIO — So much information has been shared about the forthcoming Great American Eclipse – from the date and the science to where to get glasses and how to be prepared if you’re traveling – but when it comes down to it, two of the most important things to know are how much of the sun will be covered where you are and when you’ll need to be outside. 

Luckily there’s a tool that makes it easy to find out. And this being the last solar eclipse to bring totality to the contiguous U.S. until 2044, now is the time to know when you should be looking at the sky. 

Xavier M. Jubier has created this Interactive Eclipse Mapallowing users to input your address to find out if you’re in the path of totality, how much of the sun will be obscured for you if you aren’t and when exactly you should be outside for maximum eclipse …