when is eclipse happening
When & Where to See the Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017. As the saying goes, a picture is worth 1,000 words. Here's a picture: Everyone in the continental United States will have a solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. But only those within the roughly 70-mile-wide path of totality will have a shot at the most awesome celestial event one can experience: a total solar eclipse.