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August 21, 2017 Great American Eclipse (Total Solar

Eclipse)
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The total phase of this total solar eclipse was visible from a narrow path spanning all across the USA from the West
Coast to the East Coast (see map and local times below), weather permitting.

9 reasons why this eclipse was noteworthy

In the surrounding areas, which include all of mainland United States and Canada, the total eclipse 2017 was a
partial solar eclipse.

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What the Eclipse Looked Like Near the Maximum Point


The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like near the maximum point.

Partial Eclipse Starts

Full Eclipse Starts

Maximum Eclipse

Full Eclipse Ends

Partial Eclipse Ends

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Where the Eclipse Was Seen

Detailed eclipse path map

3D globe map

Try our new interactive eclipse maps. Zoom in and search for accurate eclipse times and visualizations for any
location.

Path of the Eclipse Shadow


Regions that saw, at least, a partial eclipse: West in Europe, North/East Asia, North/West Africa, North America,
Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.

Expand for some cities where at least part of the total eclipse was visible

Expand for some cities where partial eclipse was visible

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

3D Eclipse Animation

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

Note: The animation follows the eclipse shadow from west to east, its point of view moving around the
planet at a greater speed than Earth's rotation. If you don't take into account this rapid change of
perspective, it may look like Earth is spinning in the wrong direction.

Eclipse Start & End: Local Time for US States


The eclipse began over the Pacific Ocean at 15:46 UTC, which corresponds to 8:46 am Pacific Time. Yaquina Head
Lighthouse in Newport, Oregon was the first location on continental US soil to see totality . The partial phase of the
eclipse started here at 9:04 am local time, totality occured at 10:15 am. Other places on the coast of Oregon did not
have to wait much longer for the onset of the eclipse. For example, in Lincoln City, Oregon just west of Salem, the
partial and total phases of the eclipse started less than 20 seconds later than at Yaquina Head.

Where Was It Visible First and Last?

From here, the Moon's central shadow moved inland. The following table shows when the Moon started to move in
front of the Sun and the moment it completely covers the Sun, as seen from some locations along the central path of
the eclipse. All times are local.

Location Partial Eclipse Begins Sun Completely Obscured

Salem, OR 09:05 am PDT 10:18 am PDT

Idaho Falls, ID 10:15 am MDT 11:33 am MDT

Casper, WY 10:22 am MDT 11:43 am MDT

Lincoln, NE 11:37 am CDT 1:03 pm CDT

Sabetha, KS 11:38 am CDT 1:05 pm CDT

Jefferson City, MO 11:46 am CDT 1:14 pm CDT

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Location Partial Eclipse Begins Sun Completely Obscured

Carbondale, IL 11:52 am CDT 1:21 pm CDT

Hopkinsville, KY 11:56 am CDT 1:25 pm CDT

Nashville, TN 11:58 am CDT 1:28 pm CDT

Talulah Falls, GA 1:07 pm EDT 2:37 pm EDT

Columbia, SC 1:13 pm EDT 2:43 pm EDT

Charleston, SC 1:16 pm EDT 2:47 pm EDT

Please note that this list includes only a small selection of locations where the total eclipse was visible. You can look
up more locations in our Eclipse Database or via the Eclipse Map.

See Eclipse Map for local info

Maximum Point: Best Location to View the Eclipse


The maximum point of the eclipse took place near Hopkinsville, Kentucky at 18:20 UTC, which is 1:20 pm local time.
Here, totality lasted for 2 minutes and 40 seconds.

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Did You Know? This was the First Total Solar Eclipse in USA Since 1979

This was the first total eclipse of the Sun visible from the contiguous United States (excluding
Alaska and Hawaii) since February 26, 1979. The last time a total eclipse was visible from
coast to coast was on June 8, 1918.

When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide Timeline


The eclipse started at one location and ended at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the
eclipse occurred.

Event UTC Time Time in Long Beach*

First location to see the partial eclipse begin Aug 21 at 15:46:50 Aug 21 at 8:46:50 am

First location to see the full eclipse begin Aug 21 at 16:48:34 Aug 21 at 9:48:34 am

Maximum Eclipse Aug 21 at 18:25:35 Aug 21 at 11:25:35 am

Last location to see the full eclipse end Aug 21 at 20:02:33 Aug 21 at 1:02:33 pm

Last location to see the partial eclipse end Aug 21 at 21:04:21 Aug 21 at 2:04:21 pm

* Local times shown do not refer to when the eclipse could be observed from Long Beach. Instead, they indicate the
times when the eclipse began, was at its max, and ended, somewhere else on Earth. The corresponding local times
are useful if you wanted to view the eclipse via a live webcam.

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.

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Eclipses visible in Long Beach.

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jul 2, 2019.

Eclipses Come in Pairs!

A lunar eclipse always occurs about 2 weeks before or after a solar eclipse. On some
occasions, a solar eclipse can be both preceded and followed by a lunar eclipse!

Preceding paired eclipse: August 7, 2017 Partial Lunar Eclipse

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