diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dea04b9..5965785 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.1.12] — 2026-02-22
+
+### Changed
+- Fixed eclipse preview moon trajectory to use contact-bearing motion vectors (including vertical drift), so locations like the 2024 eclipse path animate from lower-left toward upper-right when appropriate.
+- Preview now shows a text summary of the computed moon-path direction relative to the sun for the selected GPS point.
+
+### Tests
+- Added regression tests for diagonal travel vector behavior and user-facing direction labeling in preview geometry utilities.
+
 ## [1.1.11] — 2026-02-22
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/apps/mobile/package.json b/apps/mobile/package.json
index 66443ba..e094b47 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/package.json
+++ b/apps/mobile/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@eclipse-timer/mobile",
-  "version": "1.1.11",
+  "version": "1.1.12",
   "private": true,
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/screens/EclipsePreviewScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/screens/EclipsePreviewScreen.tsx
index 10ad490..d5dc774 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/screens/EclipsePreviewScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/screens/EclipsePreviewScreen.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import { colorForContactKey } from "../utils/contactTheme";
 import { fmtLocalHuman, fmtUtcHuman } from "../utils/date";
 import {
   calculatePreviewMoonGeometry,
-  determinePreviewTravelDirection,
+  describePreviewTravelDirection,
+  determinePreviewTravelVector,
   PREVIEW_STAGE_SIZE,
   PREVIEW_SUN_RADIUS,
 } from "../utils/previewGeometry";
@@ -306,6 +307,17 @@ export default function EclipsePreviewScreen({
     timelineDurationMs,
   ]);
 
+  const travelVector = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      determinePreviewTravelVector({
+        c1BearingDeg: payload.c1BearingDeg,
+        c2BearingDeg: payload.c2BearingDeg,
+        c3BearingDeg: payload.c3BearingDeg,
+        c4BearingDeg: payload.c4BearingDeg,
+      }),
+    [payload.c1BearingDeg, payload.c2BearingDeg, payload.c3BearingDeg, payload.c4BearingDeg],
+  );
+
   const moonGeometry = useMemo(
     () =>
       calculatePreviewMoonGeometry({
@@ -315,23 +327,14 @@ export default function EclipsePreviewScreen({
         contacts: contactProgress,
         stageSize: SIM_STAGE_SIZE,
         sunRadius: SUN_RADIUS,
-        travelDirection: determinePreviewTravelDirection({
-          c1BearingDeg: payload.c1BearingDeg,
-          c2BearingDeg: payload.c2BearingDeg,
-          c3BearingDeg: payload.c3BearingDeg,
-          c4BearingDeg: payload.c4BearingDeg,
-        }),
+        travelVector,
       }),
-    [
-      contactProgress,
-      payload.c1BearingDeg,
-      payload.c2BearingDeg,
-      payload.c3BearingDeg,
-      payload.c4BearingDeg,
-      payload.kindAtLocation,
-      payload.magnitude,
-      progress,
-    ],
+    [contactProgress, payload.kindAtLocation, payload.magnitude, progress, travelVector],
+  );
+
+  const travelDirectionLabel = useMemo(
+    () => describePreviewTravelDirection(travelVector),
+    [travelVector],
   );
 
   const phaseLabel = useMemo(
@@ -431,6 +434,7 @@ export default function EclipsePreviewScreen({
             ? `  |  Mag ${payload.magnitude.toFixed(3)}`
             : ""}
         </Text>
+        <Text style={styles.directionText}>Moon path: {travelDirectionLabel}</Text>
       </View>
 
       <View style={styles.simContainer}>
@@ -649,6 +653,12 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     fontWeight: "700",
     textTransform: "uppercase",
   },
+  directionText: {
+    marginTop: 2,
+    color: "#9ea4c8",
+    fontSize: 11,
+    fontWeight: "600",
+  },
   simContainer: {
     flex: 1,
     justifyContent: "center",
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/utils/previewGeometry.ts b/apps/mobile/src/utils/previewGeometry.ts
index 66f0670..7758368 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/utils/previewGeometry.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/utils/previewGeometry.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ export type PreviewMoonGeometry = {
   moonTravelHalfSpan: number;
 };
 
+export type PreviewTravelVector = {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+};
+
 export type PreviewDirectionBearings = {
   c1BearingDeg?: number;
   c2BearingDeg?: number;
@@ -53,14 +58,44 @@ function resolveDirectionalBearingPair(bearings: PreviewDirectionBearings) {
   return null;
 }
 
-export function determinePreviewTravelDirection(
+function bearingDegToUnitCirclePoint(bearingDeg: number): PreviewTravelVector {
+  const angleRad = (bearingDeg * Math.PI) / 180;
+  return {
+    x: Math.sin(angleRad),
+    y: -Math.cos(angleRad),
+  };
+}
+
+export function determinePreviewTravelVector(
   bearings: PreviewDirectionBearings | undefined,
-): 1 | -1 {
-  if (!bearings) return 1;
+): PreviewTravelVector {
+  if (!bearings) return { x: 1, y: 0 };
   const pair = resolveDirectionalBearingPair(bearings);
-  if (!pair) return 1;
-  const delta = normalizeSignedDeltaDeg(pair.start, pair.end);
-  return delta >= 0 ? 1 : -1;
+  if (!pair) return { x: 1, y: 0 };
+
+  const start = bearingDegToUnitCirclePoint(pair.start);
+  const end = bearingDegToUnitCirclePoint(pair.end);
+  const deltaX = end.x - start.x;
+  const deltaY = end.y - start.y;
+  const magnitude = Math.hypot(deltaX, deltaY);
+
+  if (!Number.isFinite(magnitude) || magnitude < 1e-6) {
+    const fallbackDirection = normalizeSignedDeltaDeg(pair.start, pair.end) >= 0 ? 1 : -1;
+    return { x: fallbackDirection, y: 0 };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    x: deltaX / magnitude,
+    y: deltaY / magnitude,
+  };
+}
+
+export function describePreviewTravelDirection(vector: PreviewTravelVector): string {
+  const horizontal = vector.x >= 0 ? "left to right" : "right to left";
+  const vertical = vector.y <= -0.2 ? "bottom to top" : vector.y >= 0.2 ? "top to bottom" : "level";
+
+  if (vertical === "level") return horizontal;
+  return `${vertical}, ${horizontal}`;
 }
 
 export function determineMoonRadius(kindAtLocation: EclipseKindAtLocation) {
@@ -148,7 +183,7 @@ export function calculatePreviewMoonGeometry(params: {
   contacts?: PreviewMotionContacts;
   stageSize?: number;
   sunRadius?: number;
-  travelDirection?: 1 | -1;
+  travelVector?: PreviewTravelVector;
 }): PreviewMoonGeometry {
   const stageSize = params.stageSize ?? PREVIEW_STAGE_SIZE;
   const sunRadius = params.sunRadius ?? PREVIEW_SUN_RADIUS;
@@ -161,10 +196,12 @@ export function calculatePreviewMoonGeometry(params: {
   );
 
   const anchors = buildMotionAnchors(params.contacts ?? {}, sunRadius, moonRadius);
-  const travelDirection = params.travelDirection ?? 1;
-  const moonOffsetX = interpolateOffsetX(params.progress, anchors) * travelDirection;
+  const axisOffset = interpolateOffsetX(params.progress, anchors);
+  const travelVector = params.travelVector ?? { x: 1, y: 0 };
+  const moonOffsetX = axisOffset * travelVector.x - moonClosestOffset * travelVector.y;
+  const moonOffsetY = axisOffset * travelVector.y + moonClosestOffset * travelVector.x;
   const moonCenterX = stageSize / 2 + moonOffsetX;
-  const moonCenterY = stageSize / 2 + moonClosestOffset;
+  const moonCenterY = stageSize / 2 + moonOffsetY;
 
   return {
     moonRadius,
diff --git a/apps/mobile/tests/preview-geometry.test.ts b/apps/mobile/tests/preview-geometry.test.ts
index deddd02..e96bf97 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/tests/preview-geometry.test.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/tests/preview-geometry.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
 import {
   calculatePreviewMoonGeometry,
-  determinePreviewTravelDirection,
+  describePreviewTravelDirection,
+  determinePreviewTravelVector,
   PREVIEW_SUN_RADIUS,
 } from "../src/utils/previewGeometry";
 
@@ -54,38 +55,44 @@ describe("preview moon geometry", () => {
     expect(postC3Distance).toBeGreaterThan(c3Distance);
   });
 
-  it("uses contact bearings to keep moon travel direction accurate", () => {
-    const leftToRightDirection = determinePreviewTravelDirection({
-      c1BearingDeg: 100,
-      c4BearingDeg: 140,
-    });
-    const rightToLeftDirection = determinePreviewTravelDirection({
-      c1BearingDeg: 140,
-      c4BearingDeg: 100,
+  it("uses contact bearings to produce a diagonal moon travel vector", () => {
+    const travelVector = determinePreviewTravelVector({
+      c1BearingDeg: 246,
+      c4BearingDeg: 66,
     });
 
+    expect(travelVector.x).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(travelVector.y).toBeLessThan(0);
+
     const baseParams = {
       progress: 0.25,
       kindAtLocation: "total" as const,
       contacts: { c1: 0, c2: 0.25, max: 0.5, c3: 0.75, c4: 1 },
     };
 
-    const leftToRight = calculatePreviewMoonGeometry({
+    const earlyGeometry = calculatePreviewMoonGeometry({
       ...baseParams,
-      travelDirection: leftToRightDirection,
+      travelVector,
     });
-    const rightToLeft = calculatePreviewMoonGeometry({
+    const lateGeometry = calculatePreviewMoonGeometry({
       ...baseParams,
-      travelDirection: rightToLeftDirection,
+      progress: 0.75,
+      travelVector,
     });
 
-    expect(leftToRight.moonOffsetX).toBeLessThan(0);
-    expect(rightToLeft.moonOffsetX).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    expect(Math.abs(leftToRight.moonOffsetX)).toBeCloseTo(Math.abs(rightToLeft.moonOffsetX), 6);
+    expect(lateGeometry.moonCenterX).toBeGreaterThan(earlyGeometry.moonCenterX);
+    expect(lateGeometry.moonCenterY).toBeLessThan(earlyGeometry.moonCenterY);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to default travel vector when bearings are missing", () => {
+    expect(determinePreviewTravelVector(undefined)).toEqual({ x: 1, y: 0 });
+    expect(determinePreviewTravelVector({ c2BearingDeg: 120 })).toEqual({ x: 1, y: 0 });
   });
 
-  it("falls back to default travel direction when bearings are missing", () => {
-    expect(determinePreviewTravelDirection(undefined)).toBe(1);
-    expect(determinePreviewTravelDirection({ c2BearingDeg: 120 })).toBe(1);
+  it("describes moon travel direction in user-facing terms", () => {
+    expect(describePreviewTravelDirection({ x: 0.8, y: -0.4 })).toBe(
+      "bottom to top, left to right",
+    );
+    expect(describePreviewTravelDirection({ x: -0.7, y: 0.1 })).toBe("right to left");
   });
 });