Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 - Wikipedia Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 Totality as seen from Simpsonville, South Carolina Map Type of eclipse Nature Total Gamma 0.4367 Magnitude 1.0306 Maximum eclipse Duration 160 sec ( 2 m 40 s ) 37 ° 00 ′ N 87 ° 42 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 37 ° N 87.7 ° W ﻿ / 37 ; - 87.7 Max. width of band 115 km ( 71 mi ) Times ( UTC ) ( P1 ) Partial begin 15 : 46 : 48 ( U1 ) Total begin 16 : 48 : 32 Greatest eclipse 18 : 26 : 40 ( U4 ) Total end 20 : 01 : 35 ( P4 ) Partial end 21 : 04 : 19 References Saros 145 ( 22 of 77 ) Catalog # ( SE5000 ) 9546 The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, dubbed `` The Great American Eclipse '' by the media, was a total eclipse visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. As a partial solar eclipse, it was visible on land from Nunavut in northern Canada to as far south as northern South America. In northwestern Europe and Africa, it was partially visible in the late evening. In Asia it was visible only at the eastern extremity, the Chukchi Peninsula. Play media Video of the eclipse second contact in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Crowd reaction is heard on audio. Prior to this event, no solar eclipse had been visible across the entire contiguous United States since June 8, 1918 ; not since the February 1979 eclipse had a total eclipse been visible from anywhere in the mainland United States. The path of totality touched 14 states, and the rest of the U.S. had a partial eclipse. The area of the path of totality was about 16 percent of the area of the United States, with most of this area over the ocean, not land. The event 's shadow began to cover land on the Oregon coast as a partial eclipse at 4 : 05 p.m. UTC ( 9 : 05 a.m. PDT ), with the total eclipse beginning there at 5 : 16 p.m. UTC ( 10 : 16 a.m. PDT ) ; the total eclipse 's land coverage ended along the South Carolina coast at about 6 : 44 p.m. UTC ( 2 : 44 p.m. EDT ). Visibility as a partial eclipse in Honolulu, Hawaii began with sunrise at 4 : 20 p.m. UTC ( 6 : 20 a.m. HST ) and ended by 5 : 25 p.m. UTC ( 7 : 25 a.m. HST ). This total solar eclipse marked the first such event in the smartphone and social media era in America. Information, personal communication, and photography were widely available as never before, capturing popular attention and enhancing the social experience. Logistical problems were expected with the influx of visitors, especially for smaller communities. The sale of counterfeit eclipse glasses was also anticipated to be a hazard for eye injuries. Future total solar eclipses will cross the United States in April 2024 ( 12 states ) and August 2045 ( 10 states ), and annular solar eclipses -- wherein the Moon appears smaller than the Sun -- will occur in October 2023 ( 9 states ) and June 2048 ( 9 states ). Contents 1 Visibility 2 Other celestial bodies 3 Other eclipses over the United States 4 Total eclipse viewing events 4.1 Oregon 4.2 Idaho 4.3 Wyoming 4.4 Nebraska 4.5 Missouri 4.6 Illinois 4.7 Kansas 4.8 Kentucky 4.9 Tennessee 4.10 North Carolina 4.11 Georgia 4.12 South Carolina 5 Viewing from outside the United States 5.1 Canada 5.2 Mexico, Central America, Caribbean islands, South America 5.3 Russia 5.4 West Africa 5.5 Europe 6 Media and scientific coverage 7 Counterfeit eclipse glasses 8 Eye damage 9 Planning 10 Post-eclipse traffic problems 11 Impact on solar power 12 Commemorative stamp 13 Videos 14 Gallery 14.1 Totality 14.2 Transition 14.3 Partial 14.4 Images produced by natural pinholes 14.5 Views outside of the US 15 Related eclipses 15.1 Solar eclipses 2015 -- 2018 15.2 Saros series 145 15.3 Metonic series 16 See also 17 References 18 Further reading 19 External links Visibility Play media Time - lapse footage of Falls Park on the Reedy in Greenville, South Carolina during the eclipse Play media Video of shadow bands on the ground as seen in Simpsonville, South Carolina. The total eclipse had a magnitude of 1.0306 and was visible within a narrow corridor 70 miles ( 110 km ) wide, crossing fourteen of the contiguous United States : Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It was first seen from land in the U.S. shortly after 10 : 15 a.m. PDT ( 17 : 15 UTC ) at Oregon 's Pacific coast, and then it progressed eastward through Salem, Oregon ; Idaho Falls, Idaho ; Casper, Wyoming ; Lincoln, Nebraska ; Kansas City, Missouri ; St. Louis, Missouri ; Hopkinsville, Kentucky ; Nashville, Tennessee ; Columbia, South Carolina about 2 : 41 p.m. ; and finally Charleston, South Carolina. A partial eclipse was seen for a greater time period, beginning shortly after 9 : 00 a.m. PDT along the Pacific Coast of Oregon. Weather forecasts predicted clear skies in Western U.S. and some Eastern states, but clouds in the Midwest and East Coast. Animation of the eclipse shadow. The dot in the center represents the path of totality. View of the lunar shadow tracking across Earth from the Deep Space Climate Observatory ( DSCOVR ) satellite The longest ground duration of totality was 2 minutes 41.6 seconds at about 37 ° 35 ′ 0 '' N 89 ° 7 ′ 0 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.58333 ° N 89.11667 ° W ﻿ / 37.58333 ; - 89.11667 in Giant City State Park, just south of Carbondale, Illinois, and the greatest extent ( width ) was at 36 ° 58 ′ 0 '' N 87 ° 40 ′ 18 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.96667 ° N 87.67167 ° W ﻿ / 36.96667 ; - 87.67167 near the village of Cerulean, Kentucky, located in between Hopkinsville and Princeton. This was the first total solar eclipse visible from the Southeastern United States since the solar eclipse of March 7, 1970. Two NASA WB - 57F flew above the clouds, prolonging the observation time spent in the umbra. A partial solar eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon 's penumbra, including all of North America, particularly areas just south of the totality pass, where the eclipse lasted about 3 -- 5 hours, northern South America, Western Europe, and some of Africa and north - east Asia. Other celestial bodies During totality stars and 4 planets were visible, including Regulus close to the Sun. Mars was 8 degrees to the right, and Venus 34 degrees right. Mercury was 10 degrees left, and Jupiter 51 degrees left. Solar eclipse and star - system Regulus ( upper left ) viewed from Cullowhee, NC. During the eclipse for a long span of its path of totality, several bright stars and four planets were visible. The star - system Regulus was visible slightly to the west of the Sun. Mars was 8 degrees to the right, and Venus 34 degrees right. Mercury was 10 degrees left, and Jupiter 51 degrees left. Other eclipses over the United States This was the first total solar eclipse visible from the United States since that of July 11, 1991 -- which was seen only from part of Hawaii -- and the first visible from the contiguous United States since 1979. An eclipse of comparable length ( up to 3 minutes, 8 seconds, with the longest eclipse being 6 minutes and 54 seconds ) occurred over the contiguous United States on March 7, 1970 along the southern portions of the Eastern Seaboard, from Florida to Virginia. The path of totality of the solar eclipse of February 26, 1979 crossed only the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota. Many enthusiasts traveled to the Pacific Northwest to view the eclipse, since it would be the last chance to view such an eclipse in the contiguous United States for almost four decades. Some American scientists and interested amateurs who wanted to experience a total eclipse participated in a four - day Atlantic Ocean cruise to view the solar eclipse of July 10, 1972 as it passed near Nova Scotia. ( This is referenced in the Carly Simon hit song `` You 're So Vain '' in the lyric, `` Then you flew your Lear Jet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the Sun. '' ) Organizers of the cruise advertised in astronomical journals and in planetarium announcements, emphasizing the rarity of the event. The path of totality across the United States The August 2017 eclipse was the first with a path of totality crossing the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. since 1918. Also, its path of totality made landfall exclusively within the United States, making it the first such eclipse since the country 's declaration of independence in 1776. Prior to this, the path of totality of the eclipse of June 13, 1257, was the last to make landfall exclusively on lands currently part of the United States. The path of the 2017 eclipse crosses with the path of the upcoming total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, with the intersection of the two paths being in southern Illinois in Makanda Township at Cedar Lake, just south of Carbondale. An area of about 9,000 square miles, including the cities of Makanda, Carbondale, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and Paducah, Kentucky, will thus experience two total solar eclipses within a span of less than seven years. The cities of Benton, Carbondale, Chester, Harrisburg, Marion, and Metropolis in Illinois ; Cape Girardeau, Farmington, and Perryville in Missouri, as well as Paducah, Kentucky, will also be in the path of the 2024 eclipse, thereby earning the distinction of witnessing two total solar eclipses in seven years. The solar eclipse of August 12, 2045 will have a very similar path of totality over the U.S. to the 2017 eclipse : about 400 km ( 250 mi ) to the southwest, also crossing the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the country ; however, totality will be more than twice as long. Total eclipse viewing events Oregon Viewing the eclipse at Oregon State University Campers on a field near Madras, Oregon, three days before the eclipse. Totality over Timothy Lake, Oregon Diamond Ring effect at the end of totality in Oregon. Some prominences can also be seen. Corvallis -- The Corvallis campus of Oregon State University hosted `` OSU150 Space Grant Festival : A Total Eclipse Experience '', a weekend - long celebration of the eclipse. A watch party was also hosted on campus the day of the eclipse. Keizer -- The Salem - Keizer Volcanoes, a Class A baseball team, played a morning game against the visiting Hillsboro Hops that featured the first ever `` eclipse delay '' in baseball history. Huntington -- Historic Farewell Bend State Recreation Area hosted the RASC : Yukon Centre ( Yukon Astronomical Society ) and the RASC : Okanagan Centre. Solar viewing and presentations on the eclipse were given along with a dark - sky presentation Madras -- The city sponsored a four - day Solarfest at two locations. Prineville -- Symbiosis Gathering hosted a global eclipse gathering dubbed Oregon Eclipse. Rickreall -- The Polk County Fairgrounds organized a series of events and an eclipse gathering. Salem -- The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry hosted an event at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. Idaho A display of books related to eclipses and astronomy Craters of the Moon -- The National Monument and Preserve hosted NASA presentations, evening star parties hosted by the Idaho Falls Astronomical Society, high altitude balloon launches by the USC Astronautical Engineering department and NASA, and presentations by the New Mexico Chapter of the Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project. Idaho Falls -- Free entertainment and educational seminars and an eclipse - watching event at the Museum of Idaho ( an official NASA viewing site ) and elsewhere, and a free eclipse - watching event at Melaleuca Field. Rexburg -- Brigham Young University Idaho offered a series of eclipse - related educational events. Weiser -- The city sponsored a five - day festival prior to the eclipse. Total Eclipse seen from Weiser, Idaho. Wyoming People watching and photographing the eclipse in Yellowstone National Park Casper -- The Astronomical League, an alliance of amateur astronomy clubs, held its annual Astrocon conference, and there were other public events, called Wyoming Eclipse Festival 2017. Fort Laramie -- Fort Laramie held an eclipse viewing event, which included a Special `` Great American Eclipse '' Program. Nebraska A crowd observes the eclipse in Ravenna, Nebraska Alliance -- Entertainment and educational seminars were offered. ABC News reported live from Carhenge during totality. Auburn -- Nemaha County Hospital hosted an eclipse viewing event, including sharing safety tips from Lifetime Vision Center. Grand Island -- Stuhr Museum hosted an eclipse viewing event, including the launch of a NASA eclipse observing balloon. Beatrice -- Homestead National Monument of America -- Events were held with representatives from NASA on Saturday, Sunday and the day of the eclipse. Lincoln -- At Haymarket Park, the Lincoln Saltdogs, an independent baseball team in the American Association, defeated the Gary SouthShore RailCats 8 - 5 in a special eclipse game, with 6,956 in attendance. The game was paused for 26 minutes in the middle of the third inning to observe the eclipse. The Saltdogs players wore special eclipse - themed uniforms that were auctioned off after the game. Missouri St. Louis -- David Tipper hosted his Tipper & Friends 4321 electronic music event at Astral Valley Art Park featuring 5 days of music, art, and eclipse viewing. Kansas City -- A 5 - mile ( 8 km ) bicycle ride from downtown KCMO ( where totality only lasted about 30 seconds ) to Macken Park in North Kansas City ( where totality lasted 1 minute 13 seconds ) was organized by KC Pedal Party Club, a local Meetup group. Columbia -- The Cosmo Park and the Gans Creek Park were open for the eclipse. There was a watch party on campus for the students of the University of Missouri, and the MU Health Care system released eye safety information. Lathrop -- The city celebrated its 150th anniversary with an eclipse festival. Potosi -- Hora Eclipse, an Israeli folkdance camp coordinated with the eclipse, was held at YMCA Trout Lodge and Camp Lakewood, near the Mark Twain National Forest. More information at the event 's website, especially its post-mortem page. Parkville -- TotalEclipseofthePark -- August 20 educational program featuring NASA Glenn Research Center Hall of Famer Lynn Bondurant, ' 61, and August 21 watch party organized by Park University. St. Clair -- An event organized by the St. Clair City Chamber of Commerce. St. Joseph -- An event organized by Front Page Science was held at Rosecrans Memorial Airport. Illinois Carbondale -- Southern Illinois University sponsored many eclipse related educational events, including the two day Crossroads Astronomy, Science and Technology Expo, and viewing at Saluki Stadium. Amtrak ran a special train, the Eclipse Express, from Chicago to Carbondale. NASA EDGE was there broadcasting live from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a four - hour and thirty - minute show ( 11 : 45 a.m. -- 4 : 15 p.m. EDT ). Carterville -- A three - day rock festival called Moonstock was headlined by Ozzy Osbourne, who performed during the eclipse. Goreville -- View the eclipse with the University of Illinois Astronomy Department. Kansas Atchison -- Benedictine College hosted thousands in its football stadium. There were students from schools from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma attending, plus numerous other guests who heard from, amongst others, astronomers from the Vatican Observatory. An eclipse photographer in Madisonville, Kentucky Kentucky Bowling Green -- Western Kentucky University hosted thousands of K - 12 students in its football stadium. At Bowling Green Ballpark, the Bowling Green Hot Rods, a Class A baseball team, played an eclipse game against the visiting West Michigan Whitecaps. Hopkinsville -- A four - day eclipse festival was held at Jefferson Davis State Historic Site. Tennessee Totality as seen from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee NASA TV 's live coverage was being watched by 4.4 million people at 1 : 40 EDT, accounting for 87 % of all traffic to U.S. federal government websites Athens -- The City of Athens hosted `` Total Eclipse of the Park '' at Athens Regional Park, including entertainment, food, and vendors. Clarksville -- Austin Peay State University presented several educational events, including an appearance by astronaut Rhea Seddon. Cookeville -- Tennessee Technological University hosted a solar eclipse viewing party at Tucker Stadium. Cookeville hosted special events Saturday - Monday. McMinnville -- celebrated the eclipse by hosting BLACKOUT 2017, an eclipse viewing event held in the city square. In addition to the viewing, a selection of food trucks and musical acts which features The Pink Floyd Appreciation Society band who performed Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety prior to the totality event. Memphis -- At AutoZone Park, the Memphis Redbirds, a Class AAA baseball team, played an eclipse game against the visiting New Orleans Baby Cakes. Nashville -- offered many special events, including the Music City Eclipse Science & Technology Festival at the Adventure Science Center. The Italian Lights Festival hosted the largest Eclipse Viewing Party in Nashville, a free NASA - Certified Eclipse Event held at the Bicentennial Mall. Two astrophysicists from NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory emceed the countdown. North Carolina Bryson City -- Planetarium shows were offered, as well as rides on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad to an eclipse location. Cullowhee -- The eclipse was visible in totality, and classes were cancelled for several hours during the first day of classes at Western Carolina University. Rosman -- Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute ( PARI ) hosted a viewing event. The event at PARI has garnered international attention and the visitors included amateur astronomers. Georgia Athens -- Viewing at Sanford Stadium at the University of Georgia. Blairsville -- Get off the Grid Festival on three days preceding the eclipse. Elberty County - Approximately 400 people gathered at the Georgia Guidestones. South Carolina Anderson - Viewing at the Green Pond Landing on Lake Hartwell with food trucks, astronomer, and music. Unfortunately clouds blocked the sun at the time of totality. Charleston - The College of Charleston hosted NASA 's `` eclipse headquarters '' broadcast as part of an afternoon eclipse viewing celebration on the green behind the campus library. Clemson -- Viewing at Clemson University. Columbia -- The South Carolina State Museum hosted four days of educational events, including an appearance by Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke. At Spirit Communications Park, the Columbia Fireflies, a Class A baseball team, played an eclipse game against the visiting Rome Braves. Greenville -- Viewing at Furman University. Events include streaming coverage from NASA, educational activities, and live music. At Fluor Field, the Greenville Drive, a Class A baseball team, played an eclipse game against the visiting West Virginia Power. Sumter -- Viewing at Dillon Park. Eclipse viewing glasses given away for free. Viewing from outside the United States Boundaries of the sunset partial eclipse in Western Europe Canada A partial eclipse was visible across the width of Canada, ranging from 89 percent in Victoria, British Columbia to 11 percent in Resolute, Nunavut. In Ottawa viewing parties were held at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. In Toronto, viewing parties were held at the CNE and the Ontario Science Centre Mexico, central America, Caribbean islands, South America A partial eclipse was visible from Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean islands, and ships and aircraft in and above the adjacent oceans, as well as the northern countries of South America such as Colombia, Venezuela, and several others. Russia A partial eclipse was visible only in the Chukchi Peninsula. In Anadyr, the maximum obscuration was 27, 82 %. West Africa In some locations in West Africa and western North Africa, a partial eclipse was seen just before and during sunset. Europe In northwestern Europe, the eclipse was only visible partially, in the evening or at sunset. Only those in Iceland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Portuguese Azores archipelago saw the eclipse from beginning to end ; in the rest of the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, and Portugal, sunset occurred before the end of the eclipse. In Germany, the beginning of the eclipse was visible just at sunset only in the extreme northwest of the country. In all regions east of the orange line in the map, the eclipse was not visible. Media and scientific coverage The Moon 's umbra, as seen from the International Space Station A large number of media outlets broadcast coverage of the eclipse, including television and internet outlets. NASA announced plans to offer streaming coverage through its NASA TV and NASA Edge outlets, using cameras stationed on the ground along the path of totality, along with cameras on high - altitude balloons, jets, and coverage from the International Space Station ; NASA stated that `` never before will a celestial event be viewed by so many and explored from so many vantage points -- from space, from the air, and from the ground. '' ABC, CBS, and NBC announced that they would respectively broadcast live television specials to cover the eclipse with correspondents stationed across the path of totality, along with CNN, Fox News Channel, Science, and The Weather Channel. The PBS series Nova presented streaming coverage on Facebook hosted by Miles O'Brien, and aired a special episode chronicling the event -- `` Eclipse Over America '' -- later in the day ( which marked the fastest production turnaround time in Nova history ). Other institutions and services also announced plans to stream their perspectives of the eclipse, including the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the Elephant Sanctuary of Hohenwald, Tennessee, the Slooh robotic telescope app, and The Virtual Telescope Project. The Eclipse Ballooning Project, a consortium of schools and colleges that sent 50 high - altitude balloons into the sky during the eclipse to conduct experiments, provided streams of footage and GPS tracking of its launches. Contact with one balloon with $13,000 of scientific equipment, launched under the aegis of the LGF Museum of Natural History near Vale, Oregon, was lost at 20,000 feet ( 6,100 m ). Given that the balloon was believed to have burst at 100,000 feet ( 30,000 m ) it could have parachuted down anywhere from eastern Oregon to Caldwell, Idaho ( most likely ) to Sun Valley, Idaho ; a $1,000 reward is offered for its recovery. The National Solar Observatory organized Citizen CATE volunteers to man 60 identical telescopes and instrumentation packages along the totality path to study changes in the corona over the duration of the eclipse. In orbit, the satellites Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the International Space Station, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, and Hinode gathered data from the eclipse. A viewing party was held at the White House, during which President Donald Trump appeared on the Truman Balcony with First Lady Melania Trump. With the sun partially eclipsed, President Trump looked briefly in the general direction of the sun before using solar viewing glasses. The rapper Joey Badass boasted of watching the solar eclipse without viewing glasses, considering that `` our ancestors ai n't have no fancy eyewear ( and ) they ai n't all go blind ''. Unlike the US president, he did not wear viewing glasses during the entire eclipse. Later, he complained of vision problems and had to cancel his Cleveland, Chicago & Toronto shows on the Everybody Tour, due to `` unforeseen circumstances ''. The eclipse generated reports of abnormal behavior in animal and plant life. Some farm animals including domestic chickens came out from under their coops and began grooming, usually an evening activity. Horses also displayed increased whinnying, running, and jumping after the event. Cicadas were reported to grow louder before going silent during totality. Various birds were also observed flying in unusually large formations. Flowers such as the Hibiscus closed their petals which typically happens at night, before opening again after the solar event. NASA reported over 90 million page views of the eclipse on its websites, making it the agency 's biggest online event ever, beating the previous web traffic record about seven times over. Counterfeit eclipse glasses See also : Solar viewer In the months leading up to the eclipse, many counterfeit glasses were put up for sale. Effective eclipse glasses must not only block most visible light, but most UV and infrared light as well. For visible light, the user should only be able to see the Sun, sunglint reflected off shiny metal, halogen bulbs, the filament in unfrosted incandescent bulbs, and similarly intense sources. Determining whether the glasses effectively block enough UV and infrared light requires the use of spectrophotometer, which is a rather expensive piece of lab equipment. The eye 's retina lacks pain receptors, and thus damage can occur without one 's awareness. The American Astronomical Society ( AAS ) said products meeting the ISO 12312 - 2 standard avoid risk to one 's eyes, and issued a list of reputable vendors of eclipse glasses. The organization warned against products claiming ISO certification or even citing the same number, but not tested by an accredited laboratory. Another problem was counterfeits of reputable vendors ' products, some even claiming the company 's name such as with American Paper Optics which published information detailing the differences between its glasses and counterfeits. Andrew Lund, the owner of a company which produces eclipse glasses, noted that not all counterfeit glasses were necessarily unsafe. He stated to Quartz that the counterfeits he tested blocked the majority of harmful light spectrum, concluding that `` the IP is getting ripped off, but the good news is there are no long - term harmful effects. '' As one example, the Springdale Library in metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, accidentally passed out dozens of pairs of counterfeit eclipse glasses, but as of August 23 had not received any reports of eye damage. On July 27, 2017, Amazon required all eclipse viewing products sold on its website have a submission of origin and safety information, and proof of an accredited ISO certification. In mid-August 2017, Amazon recalled and pulled listings for eclipse viewing glasses that `` may not comply with industry standards '', and gave refunds to customers who had purchased them. Eye damage Short - term damage includes solar keratitis, which is similar to sunburn of the cornea. Symptoms usually occur within twenty - four hours and include eye pain and light sensitivity. Long - term or permanent damage includes solar retinopathy, which occurs when the sun burns a hole in the retina, usually at the fovea ( the focus of the retina ). Symptoms can occur as long as several weeks after the incident, and can include loss of central vision and / or other vision, as well as eye pain and light sensitivity, afterimages, and changes in color vision. Depending on the severity of damage, vision problems can last for several months or be permanent. Dr. Avnish Deobhakta, an ophthalmologist in New York, states that, `` `` If you 're looking at the sun you 're actually focusing, intentionally, the light of the sun onto the spot ( fovea ) where you want the most precise vision. '' Following a total eclipse in the United Kingdom in 1999, at least 14 cases of permanent damage were confirmed. One story of solar eclipse danger was illustrated by the case of Mr. Tomososki, who damaged his eyesight when viewing a 1962 eclipse, leaving him with a pea - sized blind spot for the rest of his life. During the 2017 eclipse he warned the country to not make the mistake he did. While some can recover, the danger of an eclipse comes in part because the excitement can override the instinct to not look at the sun. Planning A message board on U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina alerting drivers of the eclipse Officials inside and near the path of totality planned -- sometimes for years -- for the sudden influx of people. Smaller towns struggled to arrange viewing sites and logistics for what could have been a tourism boom or a disaster. In the American West, illegal camping was a major concern, including near cities like Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Idaho 's Office of Emergency Management said Idaho was a prime viewing state, and advised jurisdictions to prepare for service load increases ; nearly every hotel and motel room, campground, and in some cases backyards for nearly 100 miles ( 160 km ) north and south of the path of totality had been reserved several months, if not years, in advance. The state anticipated up to 500,000 visitors to join its 1.6 million residents. Oregon deployed six National Guard aircraft and 150 soldiers because the influx of visitors coincided with the state 's fire season. Hospital staffing, and supplies of blood and anti -- snake bite antidote, were augmented along the totality line. In Oregon, there were reports of hoteliers canceling existing reservations made at the regular market rate and increasing their rate, sometimes threefold or more, for guests staying to view the eclipse. The Oregon Department of Justice ( DOJ ) investigated various complaints and reached settlements with affected customers of at least 10 hotels in the state. These settlements included refunds to the customers and fines paid to the DOJ. Post-eclipse traffic problems Although traffic to areas within the path of totality was somewhat spread out over the days prior to the eclipse, there were widespread traffic problems across the United States after the event ended. Michael Zeiler, an eclipse cartographer, had estimated that between 1.85 million and 7.4 million people would travel to the path of the eclipse. In Oregon, an estimated one million people were expected to arrive that the Oregon National Guard was called in to help manage traffic in Madras along US 26 and US 97. Madras Municipal Airport received more than 400 mostly personal planes that queued for hours while waiting to leave after the eclipse. Officials in Idaho, where the totality path crossed the center of the state, began planning for the eclipse a year in advance. The state Transportation Department suspended construction projects along Interstate 15, which traverses Eastern Idaho, from August 18 -- 22 in order to have all lanes open ; their counterparts in neighboring Utah, where many were expected to travel the 220 miles ( 350 km ) north via the highway from the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, did the same. On the morning of the eclipse, many drivers left before dawn, creating traffic volume along I - 15 normally not seen until morning rush hour ; northbound traffic on the interstate in Box Elder County north of Salt Lake City slowed to 10 -- 15 miles per hour ( 16 -- 24 km / h ). The Idaho State Police ( ISP ) stationed a patrol car along I - 15 every 15 miles ( 24 km ) between Shelley and the Utah border. Traffic backed up on I - 15 / US 26 south of Idaho Falls After the eclipse, traffic more than doubled along I - 15 southbound, with extensive traffic jams continuing for eight hours as viewers who had traveled north into the totality path from Utah returned there and to points south. The ISP tweeted a picture of bumper - to - bumper traffic stalled on the interstate just south of Idaho Falls. Motorists reported to local news outlets that it was taking them two hours to travel the 47 miles ( 76 km ) from that city to Pocatello to the south, a journey that normally takes 45 minutes. Others reported that it took three hours to travel from Idaho Falls to the closer city of Blackfoot, 30 miles ( 48 km ) farther north of Pocatello. In the rest of the state the impact was less severe. Traffic nearly doubled on US 93, and was up 55 percent on US 20. For some northbound travelers on I - 15, the Montana Department of Transportation had failed to make similar plans to those in Idaho, scheduling a road construction project to begin on August 21 that narrowed a section of the highway to a single northbound lane, near the exit to Clark Canyon Dam south of Dillon. Though that stretch of highway generally has a traffic count of less than 1,000 vehicles per day, on the day of the eclipse there were over a thousand vehicles per hour at peak times. As a result, traffic backed up as far as Lima, creating a delay of at least an hour for travelers heading northward. Further, as construction had not yet begun, drivers observed cones set up but no workers present on the road. While the state traditionally halts construction projects during high traffic periods, a state official admitted `` we... probably made a bad mistake here in this regard. '' Traffic waiting to get on Interstate 25 at Glendo, Wyoming, after the eclipse In Wyoming, estimates were that the population of the state, officially 585,000, may have doubled or even tripled, with traffic counts on August 21 showing 536,000 more cars than the five - year average for the third Monday in August ; a 68 percent increase. One official offered an estimate of `` two people in every car '' to arrive at a one - million - visitor figure, and others noted that one million was a conservative estimate based on a one - day traffic count of limited portions of major highways. There were additional arrivals by aircraft, plus travelers who arrived early or stayed for additional days. Two days before the eclipse, traffic increased 18 percent over a five - year average, with an additional 131,000 vehicles on the road. Sunday saw an additional 217,000 - vehicle increase. Following the eclipse, more than 500,000 vehicles traveled Wyoming roads, creating large traffic jams, particularly on southbound and eastbound highways. Drivers reported that it took up to 10 hours to travel 160 miles ( 260 km ) into northern Colorado. There was one traffic fatality, and another fatality related to an off - highway ATV accident, but in general there were far fewer incidents and traffic citations than authorities had anticipated. In Tennessee, the Knoxville News Sentinel described the traffic problems created by the eclipse as the worst ever seen in that part of the state. One backup along Interstate 75 reached 34 miles ( 55 km ) in length, between Niota and the Interstate 40 interchange at Farragut. A spokesman for the state 's Department of Transportation allowed that the traffic jams were the worst he had seen in six and a half years on the job, noting that accidents had aggravated the already heavy traffic flows, attributed the I - 75 congestion to Knoxville - area residents heading for the totality path at Sweetwater and returning during what was the city 's normal afternoon rush hour. Before the eclipse, state officials had described their traffic expectations as equivalent to that generated by the Bonnaroo Music Festival, the twice - a-season NASCAR Monster Energy Cup races at Bristol or the formerly - held Boomsday fireworks festival. `` Maybe they should have considered a tsunami of traffic combining all three of those heavily attended events '', the News Sentinel commented. The Tennessee Highway Patrol made sure that `` ( e ) very trooper not on sick leave or military leave or pre-approved leave ( wa ) s working '' the day of the eclipse ; the state DOT made sure its full complement of emergency - aid HELP trucks were available as well. Alert signs on the highways also warned motorists not to pull over onto the shoulders to watch the eclipse as it could increase the risk of dangerous accidents and block the path of emergency vehicles. In North Carolina, the Department of Transportation added cameras, message boards and safety patrols in the counties where the total eclipse would take place, as well as stopping road work. The department warned that due to `` unprecedented '' traffic ordinary activities requiring driving might prove difficult, and advised people to act as if there were snow. Impact on solar power An eclipse causes a reduction of solar power generation where the Moon shadow covers any solar panel, as do clouds. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation predicted minor impacts, and attempted to measure the impact of the 2017 eclipse. In California, solar power was projected to decrease by 4 -- 6,000 megawatts at 70 MW / minute, and then ramp up by 90 MW / minute as the shadow passes. CAISO 's typical ramp rate is 29 megawatts per minute. Around 4 GW mainly in North Carolina and Georgia were expected to be 90 percent obscured. After the 2017 eclipse, grid operators in California reported having lost 3,000 -- 3,500 megawatts of utility - scale solar power, which was made up for by hydropower and gas reliably and as expected, mimicking the usual duck curve. Energy demand management was also used to mitigate the solar drop. NV Energy prepared for the solar eclipse months in advance and collaborated with 17 western states. When the eclipse began covering California with partial darkness, which reduced its usual amount of solar - generated electricity, NV Energy sent power there. Likewise, when Nevada received less sunlight, other west coast states supplied electricity to it. During the solar eclipse, the state of Nevada lost about 450 megawatts of electricity, the amount used by about a quarter million typical residences. The 2015 eclipse caused manageable solar power decreases in Europe ; in Germany, solar power dropped from 14 GW to 7 GW, of a 38 GW solar power capacity. Commemorative stamp Main article : 2017 Total Solar Eclipse stamp On June 20, 2017, the United States Postal Service released the first application of thermochromic ink to postage stamps in its Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever stamp to commemorate the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. When pressed with a finger, body heat turns the black circle in the center of the stamp into an image of the full moon. The stamp image is a photo of the solar eclipse of March 29, 2006 seen in Jalu, Libya. The photo was taken by retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. Videos Play media Illustration showing umbra ( black oval ), penumbra ( concentric shaded ovals ), and path of totality ( red ). Play media Illustration featuring several visualizations of the event. Illustration showing shadow as seen from space. Play media Short time - lapse showing umbra as it moves across the clouds. Play media Video of the moment totality occurred in Newberry, South Carolina Gallery Totality ( Images where the sun is completely eclipsed by the moon ) Sequence starting at 9 : 06am, totality at 10 : 19am, and ending at 10 : 21am PDT, as seen from Corvallis, Oregon Totality and prominences as seen from Glenrock, Wyoming Totality as seen from Columbia, Missouri Totality as seen from Sweetwater, Tennessee Totality as seen from Saint Paul, Clarendon County, South Carolina Totality as seen from Newberry, South Carolina Transition ( Images showing Baily 's beads or a Diamond ring, which occur just as totality begins or ends ) Beginning of Diamond ring as seen from Glenrock, Wyoming Diamond ring as seen from Jay Em, Wyoming Baily 's beads before totality from far western Nebraska Diamond ring as seen from Corvallis, Oregon Diamond ring as seen from Saint Paul, South Carolina Diamond ring as seen from Newberry, South Carolina Diamond ring ( with large flare ) as seen from Cullowhee, NC Partial ( Images where the sun is partially eclipsed by the moon ) Seattle, Washington North Cascades National Park, Washington San Francisco, California Mira Mesa in San Diego, California Far western Nebraska White House, Tennessee Maine at 2 : 41 p.m. EDT before maximum 68 % coverage at 2 : 45 p.m. Brooklyn, New York Ellicott City, Maryland shortly before maximum eclipse ( ~ 80 % ) Virginia Beach, Virginia Simpsonville, South Carolina Newberry, South Carolina Images produced by natural pinholes ( Images of the eclipse created by natural pinholes formed by tree leaves ) North Cascade mountains ( British Columbia and Washington ). Moon, Pennsylvania Views outside of the US Tuxtla Gutiérrez ( Chiapas ), Mexico at 12 : 36 GMT - 6. Chihuahua, Mexico at 11 : 40 a.m. Sunset from Zarautz, Basque Country Spain Sunset, viewed from Coimbra, Portugal Related eclipses Astronomers Without Borders began collecting eclipse glasses for redistribution to Latin America for the total solar eclipse occurring on July 2, 2019 and to Asia for the annular eclipse on December 26, 2019. A partial lunar eclipse took place on August 7, 2017, in the same eclipse season. It was visible over Africa, Asia, Australia, and eastern Europe. Solar eclipses 2015 -- 2018 Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours ( a semester ) at alternating nodes of the Moon 's orbit. Solar eclipse series sets from 2015 -- 18 Descending node Ascending node Saros Map Saros Map 120 Longyearbyen, Svalbard March 20, 2015 Total 125 September 13, 2015 Partial 130 Balikpapan, Indonesia March 9, 2016 Total 135 L'Étang - Salé, Réunion September 1, 2016 Annular 140 Partial from Buenos Aires February 26, 2017 Annular 145 Oregon August 21, 2017 Total 150 February 15, 2018 Partial 155 August 11, 2018 Partial Partial solar eclipses on July 13, 2018, and January 6, 2019, occur during the next semester series. Saros series 145 This solar eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 145, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, 8 hours, containing 77 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on January 4, 1639, and reached a first annular eclipse on June 6, 1891. It was a hybrid event on June 17, 1909, and total eclipses from June 29, 1927, through September 9, 2648. The series ends at member 77 as a partial eclipse on April 17, 3009. The longest eclipse will occur on June 25, 2522, with a maximum duration of totality of 7 minutes, 12 seconds. Series members 16 -- 26 occur between 1901 and 2100 16 17 18 June 17, 1909 June 29, 1927 July 9, 1945 19 20 21 July 20, 1963 July 31, 1981 August 11, 1999 22 23 24 August 21, 2017 September 2, 2035 September 12, 2053 25 26 September 23, 2071 October 4, 2089 Metonic series The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years ( 6939.69 days ), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1 / 5 of that or every 3.8 years ( 1387.94 days ). 21 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between June 10, 1964, and August 21, 2036 June 10 -- 11 March 27 -- 29 January 15 -- 16 November 3 August 21 -- 22 117 119 121 123 125 June 10, 1964 March 28, 1968 January 16, 1972 November 3, 1975 August 22, 1979 127 129 131 133 135 June 11, 1983 March 29, 1987 January 15, 1991 November 3, 1994 August 22, 1998 137 139 141 143 145 June 10, 2002 March 29, 2006 January 15, 2010 November 3, 2013 August 21, 2017 147 149 151 153 155 June 10, 2021 March 29, 2025 January 14, 2029 November 3, 2032 August 21, 2036 See also List of solar eclipses visible from the United States Notable total solar eclipses crossing the United States from 1900 to 2050 : Solar eclipse of June 8, 1918 Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045 Notable annular solar eclipses crossing the United States from 1900 to 2050 : Solar eclipse of May 10, 1994 Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023 Solar eclipse of June 11, 2048 References Jump up ^ Steed, Edward ( September 4, 2017 ). `` The Great American Eclipse of 2017 '' -- via www.newyorker.com. 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1958 Apr 19 1959 Apr 8 1961 Aug 11 1962 Jul 31 1963 Jan 25 1965 Nov 23 1966 May 20 1969 Mar 18 1969 Sep 11 1970 Aug 31 1972 Jan 16 1973 Jan 4 1973 Dec 24 1976 Apr 29 1977 Apr 18 1979 Aug 22 1980 Aug 10 1981 Feb 4 1983 Dec 4 1984 May 30 1987 Sep 23 1988 Sep 11 1990 Jan 26 1991 Jan 15 1992 Jan 4 1994 May 10 1995 Apr 29 1998 Aug 22 1999 Feb 16 2001 Dec 14 2002 Jun 10 2003 May 31 2005 Oct 3 2006 Sep 22 2008 Feb 7 2009 Jan 26 2010 Jan 15 2012 May 20 2013 May 10 2014 Apr 29 2016 Sep 1 2017 Feb 26 → 2019 Dec 26 2020 Jun 21 2021 Jun 10 2023 Oct 14 2024 Oct 2 2026 Feb 17 2027 Feb 6 2028 Jan 26 2030 Jun 1 2031 May 21 2032 May 9 2034 Sep 12 2035 Mar 9 2038 Jan 5 2038 Jul 2 2039 Jun 21 2041 Oct 25 2042 Oct 14 2043 Oct 3 2044 Feb 28 2045 Feb 16 2046 Feb 5 2048 Jun 11 2049 May 31 2052 Sep 22 2053 Mar 20 2056 Jan 16 2056 Jul 12 2057 Jul 1 2059 Nov 5 2060 Oct 24 2061 Oct 13 2063 Feb 28 2064 Feb 17 2066 Jun 22 2067 Jun 11 2070 Oct 4 2071 Mar 31 2074 Jan 27 2074 Jul 24 2075 Jul 13 2077 Nov 15 2078 Nov 4 2079 Oct 24 2081 Mar 10 2082 Feb 27 2084 Jul 3 2085 Jun 22 2085 Dec 16 2088 Oct 14 2089 Apr 10 2092 Feb 7 2092 Aug 3 2093 Jul 23 2095 Nov 27 2096 Nov 15 2097 Nov 4 2099 Mar 21 2100 Mar 10 Partial eclipses → symbol denotes next partial eclipse 1902 Apr 8 1902 May 7 1902 Oct 31 1906 Feb 23 1906 Jul 21 1906 Aug 20 1909 Dec 12 1910 Nov 2 1913 Apr 6 1913 Aug 31 1913 Sep 30 1916 Dec 24 1917 Jan 23 1917 Jun 19 1917 Jul 19 1920 May 18 1920 Nov 10 1924 Mar 5 1924 Jul 31 1924 Aug 30 1927 Dec 24 1928 Jun 17 1928 Nov 12 1931 Apr 18 1931 Sep 12 1931 Oct 11 1935 Jan 5 1935 Feb 3 1935 Jun 30 1935 Jul 30 1938 Nov 21 1942 Mar 16 1942 Aug 12 1942 Sep 10 1946 Jan 3 1946 May 30 1946 Jun 29 1946 Nov 23 1949 Apr 28 1949 Oct 21 1953 Feb 14 1953 Jul 11 1953 Aug 9 1956 Dec 2 1960 Mar 27 1960 Sep 20 1964 Jan 14 1964 Jun 10 1964 Jul 9 1964 Dec 4 1967 May 9 1968 Mar 28 1971 Feb 25 1971 Jul 22 1971 Aug 20 1974 Dec 13 1975 May 11 1975 Nov 3 1978 Apr 7 1978 Oct 2 1982 Jan 25 1982 Jun 21 1982 Jul 20 1982 Dec 15 1985 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Question: when did the last solar eclipse happen over the united states
Answer: August 21, 2017