Original: August 21 -- From 16:50 to 20:02 UTC , the first total solar eclipse of the 21st century for the United States , and the first visible in the continental U.S. since February 26 , 1979 , takes place .
Simplified: The location and time of '' greatest eclipse '' will be on the western edge of Christian County , Kentucky at 36.9715 degrees North and 87.6559 degrees West occurring at 18:25.4716 UTC.Hermit.org