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Google Doodle and search pages have special animations for Solar Eclipse Day

Waleed Al Saleh got his homemade bait ready to hook up for a cast from the dock on Stone Mountain Lake on Friday, April 5, 2024 at Stone Mountain Park. More mild and sunny weather is in store on Monday, but there will be some clouds, especially in Northwest Georgia during the solar eclipse. It will be a partial eclipse over Georgia, while a swath of the U.S. from Texas to New England will experience a total solar eclipse. (Photo by John Spink/AJC)

Credit: John Spink

Credit: John Spink

Waleed Al Saleh got his homemade bait ready to hook up for a cast from the dock on Stone Mountain Lake on Friday, April 5, 2024 at Stone Mountain Park. More mild and sunny weather is in store on Monday, but there will be some clouds, especially in Northwest Georgia during the solar eclipse. It will be a partial eclipse over Georgia, while a swath of the U.S. from Texas to New England will experience a total solar eclipse. (Photo by John Spink/AJC)
By Brian O'Shea
April 8, 2024

If you Google the phrase solar eclipse today, you can see what passes for a mini solar eclipse.

A brief animation will darken your screen and then display a simplified depiction of the moon covering the sun. And then you can continue with your search.

The Google logo for Monday, what the company calls the Google Doodle, also captures interest in the total solar eclipse. The logo, also animated, depicts the letters in Google’s name, sitting on what may be lawn chairs and wearing solar eclipse glasses. The image becomes darker to simulate the twilight of the eclipse. Don’t forget your solar eclipse glasses if you’re going to try to catch the actual eclipse today.

Alert readers may remember the Google Doodle also honored the Great American Eclipse that passed over Atlanta in 2017.

ExploreLearn more about the solar eclipse version of the Google Doodle
ExploreHow to watch the total solar eclipse online

About the Author

Brian O'Shea is a senior digital producer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He works with the newsroom to identify topics of interest to Atlanta readers and also works with voter guides and election results. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and The Ohio State University Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism.

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