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Partial solar eclipse on August 21 2017 (United States)

partial solar eclipse August 21, 2017 (United States)
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 Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Monday, August 21, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset10h9m
Moonrise06:09
Moonset20:00
Distance to the center of the Sun151,323,629 km
Distance to the center of Earth372,871 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)0.5%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonLeo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)28.9


Choose a country from the list to get relevant information:

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.

CityEclipse visible?Phase
Washington, District of ColumbiaYes Partial
Seattle, WashingtonYes Partial
Birmingham, AlabamaYes Partial
Anchorage, AlaskaYes Partial
Phoenix, ArizonaYes Partial
Little Rock, ArkansasYes Partial
Los Angeles, CaliforniaYes Partial
Denver, ColoradoYes Partial
Bridgeport, ConnecticutYes Partial
Dover, DelawareYes Partial
Jacksonville, FloridaYes Partial
Atlanta, GeorgiaYes Partial
Honolulu, HawaiiYes Partial
Boise, IdahoYes Partial
Chicago, IllinoisYes Partial
Indianapolis, IndianaYes Partial
Des Moines, IowaYes Partial
Wichita, KansasYes Partial
Louisville, KentuckyYes Partial
New Orleans, LouisianaYes Partial
Augusta, MaineYes Partial
Baltimore, MarylandYes Partial
Boston, MassachusettsYes Partial
Detroit, MichiganYes Partial
Minneapolis, MinnesotaYes Partial
Jackson, MississippiYes Partial
Kansas City, MissouriYes Partial
Billings, MontanaYes Partial
Omaha, NebraskaYes Partial
Las Vegas, NevadaYes Partial
Manchester, New HampshireYes Partial
Newark, New JerseyYes Partial
Albuquerque, New MexicoYes Partial
New York, New YorkYes Partial
Charlotte, North CarolinaYes Partial
Fargo, North DakotaYes Partial
Columbus, OhioYes Partial
Oklahoma City, OklahomaYes Partial
Portland, OregonYes Partial
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaYes Partial
Providence, Rhode IslandYes Partial
Columbia, South CarolinaYes Partial
Sioux Falls, South DakotaYes Partial
Memphis, TennesseeYes Partial
Houston, TexasYes Partial
Salt Lake City, UtahYes Partial
Montpelier, VermontYes Partial
Virginia Beach, VirginiaYes Partial
Charleston, West VirginiaYes Partial
Milwaukee, WisconsinYes Partial
Cheyenne, WyomingYes Partial

Information about this eclipse

partial solar 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

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
Latitude37.0N
Longitude87.7W
Gamma0.4367
Magnitude1.0306
Saros145
Sun alt.64
Sun azi.198
Path width115
Central Dur.02m40s

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  

CityDetails
Event datePartial eclipse startsSun Alt.Total eclipse startsMax. eclipseSun Alt.AzimuthTotal eclipse endsEnds partial eclipseSun Alt.Mag.Obs.
Washington, District of Columbia (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:17:5263-14:42:4856223-16:01:38440.84581%
Seattle, Washington (UTC -7)2017-08-2109:08:4328-10:20:5139120-11:38:56490.9391.8%
Birmingham, Alabama (UTC -5)2017-08-2112:00:4166-13:31:5766206-14:58:18540.93692.6%
Anchorage, Alaska (UTC -8)2017-08-2108:21:3213-09:16:2320101-10:14:09260.55845.9%
Phoenix, Arizona (UTC -7)2017-08-2109:13:4640-10:33:3855122-12:00:21670.70463.4%
Little Rock, Arkansas (UTC -4)2017-08-2112:47:4660-14:18:0867184-15:46:22590.90388.5%
Los Angeles, California (UTC -7)2017-08-2109:05:3133-10:20:5248113-11:44:21620.69262%
Denver, Colorado (UTC -6)2017-08-2110:23:3045-11:47:1758144-13:14:52620.93592.5%
Bridgeport, Connecticut (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:24:3860-14:45:2852227-16:00:22400.7569.1%
Dover, Delaware (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:20:5762-14:44:5455226-16:02:36420.82178.1%
Jacksonville, Florida (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:16:0571-14:47:4064229-16:11:39480.91990.5%
Atlanta, Georgia (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:05:4367-14:36:3765214-16:01:47510.97197%
Honolulu, Hawaii (UTC -10)2017-08-2106:14(r)0(r)-06:35:575079-07:25:22160.38827.4%
Boise, Idaho (UTC -6)2017-08-2110:10:3134-11:27:1146126-12:50:03560.99399.5%
Chicago, Illinois (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:54:1157-13:19:4359193-14:42:38520.8986.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana (UTC -4)2017-08-2112:57:5160-14:25:0061199-15:48:35510.92691.4%
Des Moines, Iowa (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:42:4854-13:08:3960176-14:33:56560.95495%
Wichita, Kansas (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:36:2853-13:04:1263164-14:32:34610.93592.6%
Louisville, Kentucky (UTC -4)2017-08-2112:59:3662-14:27:5762203-15:52:11510.96295.9%
New Orleans, Louisiana (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:57:4866-13:29:4771200-14:57:25580.80475.9%
Augusta, Maine (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:30:0156-14:45:3348229-15:55:53370.64856.6%
Baltimore, Maryland (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:18:2963-14:42:5356223-16:01:14430.83179.3%
Boston, Massachusetts (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:28:3258-14:46:5550229-15:59:33380.70263.2%
Detroit, Michigan (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:03:1959-14:27:2257204-15:47:37480.8379.2%
Minneapolis, Minnesota (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:43:5452-13:06:4057176-14:29:03530.86283.2%
Jackson, Mississippi (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:54:2964-13:26:0269195-14:53:53570.86283.3%
Kansas City, Missouri (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:41:195513:08:2313:08:536317313:09:2314:35:59581.031100%
Billings, Montana (UTC -6)2017-08-2110:21:0340-11:39:5350141-13:02:52560.94193.3%
Omaha, Nebraska (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:38:2252-13:04:0960169-14:30:15570.98498.6%
Las Vegas, Nevada (UTC -7)2017-08-2109:08:5836-10:27:0851120-11:52:41630.77271.9%
Manchester, New Hampshire (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:27:1758-14:45:1650228-15:57:46390.69362%
Newark, New Jersey (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:22:5061-14:44:4053226-16:00:32410.77171.7%
Albuquerque, New Mexico (UTC -6)2017-08-2110:21:1945-11:45:1260135-13:13:54670.78473.3%
New York, New York (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:23:2361-14:45:0753227-16:00:52410.7771.6%
Charlotte, North Carolina (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:12:2266-14:41:3561221-16:04:22470.97997.9%
Fargo, North Dakota (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:38:4048-12:59:1954167-14:20:45530.8480.4%
Columbus, Ohio (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:04:2361-14:30:4059207-15:52:29490.88786.4%
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:37:0555-13:05:4266164-14:34:51630.8784.3%
Portland, Oregon (UTC -7)2017-08-2109:06:1728-10:19:0840118-11:38:29510.99199.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:21:1462-14:44:1454225-16:01:11420.79875.1%
Providence, Rhode Island (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:28:0059-14:47:0850229-16:00:24390.71765%
Columbia, South Carolina (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:13:226814:42:0714:43:176222314:44:2716:06:26471.03100%
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:37:3050-13:01:1958167-14:25:49560.92891.6%
Memphis, Tennessee (UTC -4)2017-08-2112:52:2662-14:22:5766192-15:50:16560.9493.2%
Houston, Texas (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:46:3461-13:16:4972174-14:45:38640.7366.7%
Salt Lake City, Utah (UTC -6)2017-08-2110:13:5438-11:33:4451130-12:59:27600.92591.3%
Montpelier, Vermont (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:24:2257-14:41:4350224-15:54:02400.67860.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:21:4365-14:47:5056229-16:07:00430.88285.8%
Charleston, West Virginia (UTC -4)2017-08-2113:08:1063-14:35:2560213-15:57:23480.91189.5%
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (UTC -5)2017-08-2111:53:3056-13:17:5358191-14:39:59510.86283.3%
Cheyenne, Wyoming (UTC -6)2017-08-2110:23:5345-11:47:0256145-13:13:50610.97697.6%

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)

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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