Great American Solar Eclipse Archives

This Map Lets You Find the Best Cloud-Free Location to View the 2017 Solar Eclipse in the United States

April 30, 2020July 17, 2017 by Elizabeth Borneman

This year a total solar eclipse will occur on August 21st, and will be visible from many states in the United States. The total solar eclipse will be visible in a path from Oregon to South Carolina.

Screenshot from NASA's Interactive map of the path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21. The northern and southern path limits are blue and the central line is red. The green marker labeled GE is the point of Greatest Eclipse. The magenta marker labeled GD is the point of Greatest Duration.

The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017

March 12, 2016 by Elizabeth Borneman

For the first time since 1979 a total solar eclipse will be visible from the contiguous United States on August 17, 2017. Called the Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017, the moon’s shadow track will only be visible in the United States.