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Eclipses

Total solar eclipse

Monday, August 21, 2017

Path of totality

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Cities along the path

Cities along the path

Time of maximum in UTC, to the minute: when the centre of the shadow passes nearest.

  1. 17:18UTCSalemUnited States
  2. 18:03UTCLincolnUnited States
  3. 18:09UTCKansas CityUnited States
  4. 18:14UTCColumbiaUnited States
  5. 18:28UTCNashvilleUnited States
  6. 18:43UTCColumbiaUnited States
  7. 18:47UTCCharlestonUnited States

The eclipse at a glance

Greatest eclipse
18:25:30 UTC37.0° N, 87.7° W
Obscuration
100%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Saros family
Aug 11, 1999, one saros beforeSep 2, 2035, one saros afterEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.
The central path crosses 1 country
  • United States of America