Partial solar eclipse on August 21 2017 (France)

partial solar eclipse August 21, 2017 (France)

Note: This image is here for illustrative purposes and does not represent the actual eclipse on this date.

The Moon information shown here applies to Paris, France on Monday, August 21, 2017. (Local time Europe/Paris)

Moonrise to moonset	14h35m
Moonrise	06:16
Moonset	20:51
Distance to the center of the Sun	151,331,312 km
Distance to the center of Earth	371,845 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)	1%
Lunar phase	waning
Current zodiac sign the Moon	Leo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)	28.6

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According to international time UTC, a solar eclipse will occur on August 21, 2017 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in France from which the eclipse could be visible (note that the following is a short list of some of the main cities, the eclipse may be visible from other cities not listed here). The date and local time of the event shown below.

City	Eclipse visible?	Phase
Paris	Yes	Partial
Ain	No	-
Aisne	Yes	Partial
Allier	No	-
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	No	-
Alpes-Maritimes	No	-
Ardèche	No	-
Ardennes	No	-
Ariège	No	-
Aube	No	-
Aude	No	-
Aveyron	No	-
Bas Rhin	No	-
Bouches-du-Rhône	No	-
Calvados	Yes	Partial
Cantal	No	-
Charente	Yes	Partial
Charente Maritime	Yes	Partial
Cher	Yes	Partial
Corrèze	No	-
Corse	No	-
Côte d'Or	No	-
Côtes d'Armor	Yes	Partial
Creuse	No	-
Deux-Sèvres	Yes	Partial
Dordogne	Yes	Partial
Doubs	No	-
Drôme	No	-
Essonne	Yes	Partial
Eure	Yes	Partial
Eure-et-Loir	Yes	Partial
Finistère	Yes	Partial
Gard	No	-
Gers	Yes	Partial
Gironde	Yes	Partial
Haut Rhin	No	-
Haute-Garonne	No	-
Haute-Loire	No	-
Haute-Marne	No	-
Haute-Saône	No	-
Haute-Savoie	No	-
Haute-Vienne	Yes	Partial
Hautes-Alpes	No	-
Hautes-Pyrénées	Yes	Partial
Hauts-de-Seine	Yes	Partial
Hérault	No	-
Ille et Vilaine	Yes	Partial
Indre	Yes	Partial
Indre-et-Loire	Yes	Partial
Isère	No	-
Jura	No	-
Landes	Yes	Partial
Loir-et-Cher	Yes	Partial
Loire	No	-
Loire Atlantique	Yes	Partial
Loiret	Yes	Partial
Lot	No	-
Lot-et-Garonne	Yes	Partial
Lozère	No	-
Maine et Loire	Yes	Partial
Manche	Yes	Partial
Marne	No	-
Mayenne	Yes	Partial
Meurthe-et-Moselle	No	-
Meuse	No	-
Morbihan	Yes	Partial
Moselle	No	-
Nièvre	No	-
Nord	Yes	Partial
Oise	Yes	Partial
Orne	Yes	Partial
Pas-de-Calais	Yes	Partial
Puy-de-Dôme	No	-
Pyrénées-Atlantiques	Yes	Partial
Pyrénées-Orientales	No	-
Rhône	No	-
Saône et Loire	No	-
Sarthe	Yes	Partial
Savoie	No	-
Seine-et-Marne	Yes	Partial
Seine-Maritime	Yes	Partial
Seine-Saint-Denis	Yes	Partial
Somme	Yes	Partial
Tarn	No	-
Tarn-et-Garonne	No	-
Territoire de Belfort	No	-
Val-d'Oise	Yes	Partial
Val-de-Marne	Yes	Partial
Var	No	-
Vaucluse	No	-
Vendée	Yes	Partial
Vienne	Yes	Partial
Vosges	No	-
Yonne	No	-
Yvelines	Yes	Partial

Information about this eclipse

This is an animated image which shows the shadow of the moon and its path on the map during the solar eclipse. Only the regions shaded by the moon may view this partial solar eclipse. The date and time displayed in this image are international date and time, therefore, they might not apply to your country. However, to know the date and exact time of partial solar eclipse in your country, you can see the table below. (Click on image to enlarge it).

Information of the Greatest Eclipse

This image shows the moments of external and internal contacts with the Moon's penumbra (and Moon's umbra when applicable) as well as the horizon and geocentric coordinates of the Sun and the Moon as well as the place and moment of the greatest eclipse. Some of the information from the image has been condensed in the following table. Please regard that the information in the following table applies only to the place of maximum eclipse, latitude 37.0N and longitude 87.7W, on 2017-08-21 at 18:26:40 (UT).

Date (UT)	2017-08-21
Time (UT)	18:26:40
Latitude	37.0N
Longitude	87.7W
Gamma	0.4367
Magnitude	1.0306
Saros	145
Sun alt.	64
Sun azi.	198
Path width	115
Central Dur.	02m40s

Eclipse schedule in France

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the partial solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 in France. For each city we have assigned a time zone which is very precise and it takes into account Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).

Sun Alt.: Excellent Good Low Too low

City	Details
City	Event date	Partial eclipse starts	Sun Alt.	Total eclipse starts	Max. eclipse	Sun Alt.	Azimuth	Total eclipse ends	Ends partial eclipse	Sun Alt.	Mag.	Obs.
Paris (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:33	1	-	20:51(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:51(s)	0(s)	0.074(s)	2.4%
Aisne (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:17	1	-	20:47(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:47(s)	0(s)	0.048(s)	1.3%
Calvados (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:27	3	-	21:02(s)	0(s)	289	-	21:02(s)	0(s)	0.125(s)	5.2%
Charente (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:53	1	-	20:53(s)	0(s)	287	-	20:53(s)	0(s)	0.096(s)	3.5%
Charente Maritime (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:52	2	-	20:57(s)	0(s)	287	-	20:57(s)	0(s)	0.125(s)	5.2%
Cher (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:14	1	-	20:47(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:47(s)	0(s)	0.046(s)	1.2%
Côtes d'Armor (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:33	4	-	21:09:50	0	288	-	21:10(s)	0(s)	0.145	6.5%
Deux-Sèvres (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:31	2	-	20:57(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:57(s)	0(s)	0.12(s)	4.9%
Dordogne (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:43:04	1	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	287	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	0.074(s)	2.4%
Essonne (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:40	1	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	0.073(s)	2.4%
Eure (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:29	2	-	20:56(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:56(s)	0(s)	0.104(s)	4%
Eure-et-Loir (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:44	2	-	20:54(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:54(s)	0(s)	0.094(s)	3.4%
Finistère (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:29	5	-	21:10:33	1	287	-	21:16(s)	0(s)	0.152	7%
Gers (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:43:41	1	-	20:49(s)	0(s)	287	-	20:49(s)	0(s)	0.058(s)	1.7%
Gironde (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:43:13	2	-	20:54(s)	0(s)	287	-	20:54(s)	0(s)	0.108(s)	4.2%
Haute-Vienne (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:43	1	-	20:49(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:49(s)	0(s)	0.067(s)	2%
Hautes-Pyrénées (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:43:56	1	-	20:49(s)	0(s)	287	-	20:49(s)	0(s)	0.059(s)	1.7%
Hauts-de-Seine (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:34	1	-	20:51(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:51(s)	0(s)	0.077(s)	2.5%
Ille et Vilaine (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:46	4	-	21:05(s)	0(s)	288	-	21:05(s)	0(s)	0.142(s)	6.3%
Indre (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:22	1	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	0.071(s)	2.3%
Indre-et-Loire (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:13	2	-	20:54(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:54(s)	0(s)	0.099(s)	3.7%
Landes (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:43:37	2	-	20:54(s)	0(s)	287	-	20:54(s)	0(s)	0.105(s)	4%
Loir-et-Cher (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:02	1	-	20:52(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:52(s)	0(s)	0.086(s)	3%
Loire Atlantique (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:08	3	-	21:04(s)	0(s)	288	-	21:04(s)	0(s)	0.147(s)	6.6%
Loiret (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:54	1	-	20:49(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:49(s)	0(s)	0.063(s)	1.9%
Lot-et-Garonne (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:43:24	1	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	287	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	0.069(s)	2.2%
Maine et Loire (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:09	3	-	20:59(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:59(s)	0(s)	0.129(s)	5.4%
Manche (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:23	4	-	21:06(s)	0(s)	289	-	21:06(s)	0(s)	0.133(s)	5.7%
Mayenne (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:46	3	-	21:01(s)	0(s)	288	-	21:01(s)	0(s)	0.13(s)	5.5%
Morbihan (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:53	4	-	21:09(s)	0(s)	288	-	21:09(s)	0(s)	0.154(s)	7.1%
Nord (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:40:56	1	-	20:51(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:51(s)	0(s)	0.072(s)	2.3%
Oise (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:21	1	-	20:51(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:51(s)	0(s)	0.078(s)	2.6%
Orne (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:40	3	-	20:59(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:59(s)	0(s)	0.12(s)	4.9%
Pas-de-Calais (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:40:57	2	-	20:54(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:54(s)	0(s)	0.087(s)	3%
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:43:59	1	-	20:53(s)	0(s)	287	-	20:53(s)	0(s)	0.099(s)	3.7%
Sarthe (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:54	2	-	20:57(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:57(s)	0(s)	0.116(s)	4.7%
Seine-et-Marne (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:37	1	-	20:48(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:48(s)	0(s)	0.054(s)	1.5%
Seine-Maritime (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:15	2	-	20:58(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:58(s)	0(s)	0.107(s)	4.2%
Seine-Saint-Denis (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:32	1	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	0.072(s)	2.3%
Somme (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:09	2	-	20:53(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:53(s)	0(s)	0.085(s)	3%
Val-d'Oise (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:29	1	-	20:52(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:52(s)	0(s)	0.082(s)	2.8%
Val-de-Marne (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:35	1	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:50(s)	0(s)	0.07(s)	2.2%
Vendée (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:26	3	-	21:02(s)	0(s)	288	-	21:02(s)	0(s)	0.144(s)	6.4%
Vienne (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:42:29	2	-	20:53(s)	0(s)	288	-	20:53(s)	0(s)	0.098(s)	3.6%
Yvelines (UTC 2)	2017-08-21	20:41:36	1	-	20:52(s)	0(s)	289	-	20:52(s)	0(s)	0.086(s)	3%

if present, (r) means the eclipse is in progress at sunrise, while (s) means the eclipse is in progress at sunset.

You can read the table above as follows: On August 21, 2017 in Paris (UTC 2), an eclipse of type partial solar eclipse will start at 20:41:33, the maximum eclipse will occur at 20:51(s) when the Sun reaches an altitud of 0(s)° and azymuth of 289°;this event will come to an end at 20:51(s) and will have a magnitud of 0.074(s) (the magnitude of an eclipse is the ratio of the apparent size of the Moon to the apparent size of the Sun during an eclipse) and an obscurity of 0.024(s) (the fraction of the Sun obscured).

In Paris, for example, due to the small fraction of the Sun obscured by the Moon (2.4%), this eclipse will not be very obvious.

your city is not listed?

To obtain eclipse information for a particular city, you may load the interactive world map. In addition, the world map shows the path of totality and the coordinates of the greatest eclipse. (Due to some limitations, this map may sometimes not load)

Source: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Chris O'Byrne (NASA's GSFC).

Protect your eyes

Observers must be very careful while viewing the solar eclipse. Our advice is to never look at the Sun with the naked eye.For safety, you must always use sunglasses, telescopes and binoculars with special filters. Never use these equipments without protection as the Sun's ultraviolet and infrared light may harm your eyes or cause blindness if you look at the Sun directly.