Partial solar eclipse on August 21 2017 (United States)

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

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 United States 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.

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

Eclipse schedule in United States

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the partial solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 in United States. 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  

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 Washington, District of Columbia (UTC -6), an eclipse of type partial solar eclipse will start at 13:17:52, the maximum eclipse will occur at 14:42:48 when the Sun reaches an altitud of 56° and azymuth of 223°;this event will come to an end at 16:01:38 and will have a magnitud of 0.845 (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 0.81 (the fraction of the Sun obscured).

We must take into account the altitude of the sun, for example, in Honolulu, Hawaii, due to the low altitude of the Sun (5 degrees) this solar 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)
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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.

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