Total solar eclipse on 21 August 2017

Total solar eclipse on 21 August 2017 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 21 August 2017

The umbral shadow crossed the Earth in a narrow band, and cities on that line saw the eclipse at its strongest. The visible region covered 0 countries in our catalogue. It was part of Saros series 145, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
21 August 2017 — 18:25 UTC
Saros series
145
Gamma
0.43670
Magnitude
1.0306
Max duration
2m 40s
Greatest eclipse point
37.00°, -87.70°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9546

People in the shadow

Estimated population inside each obscuration band, from the cities in our catalogue.

Obscuration People
≥ 99% obscuration 0
≥ 90% obscuration 0
≥ 80% obscuration 0
≥ 70% obscuration 0
≥ 60% obscuration 0
≥ 50% obscuration 0
≥ 40% obscuration 0
≥ 30% obscuration 0
≥ 20% obscuration 0
≥ 10% obscuration 0

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
21 August 2017 18:25 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 2017
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)