Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
The eclipse of August 21, 2017 would be Total Solar Eclipse. The path of totality would pass through the entire United States. The last time a total solar eclipse was visible across the entire contiguous United States was during the June 8, 1918 eclipse.
The Solar Eclipse would be visible from most of United States, Canada and some countries in northern South America. Some of the well-known cities from where total or almost total Solar Eclipse would be visible are Salem in Oregon, Casper in Wyoming, Lincoln in Nebraska,Kansas City and St. Louis in Missouri, Hopkinsville in Kentucky, Nashville in Tennessee,Columbia and Charleston in South Carolina.
None of the eclipse would be visible from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Fiji, Mauritius, UAE and other Asian countries. Also none of the eclipse would be visible from South Africa, China and Australia.
(With inputs from drikpanchang.com)
Image Courtesy: weather.com