Oregon will have the honor of being the first state, in the lower 48, to see totality as the Moon enters the Pacific shores near the
town of Depoe Bay. The Moon's shadow will cross the state of Oregon in approximately ten minutes beginning at 10:16 am
PDT, and then it will cross the state line into Idaho at 10:26 am. Salem Oregon is the only large city in the state to see totality.
Even though Eugene and Portland are nearby, these two cities will see only a partial eclipse of the Sun. Even with the Moon
covering 99.4% of the sunlight, that 0.6% can still blind you!
People in Kansas can witness a total eclipse of the Sun if they travel to the northeast portion of the state. The only major city, in
the path of totality, is Kansas City. Kansas City, Kansas will experience totality for twenty-two seconds with maximum occurring
at 1:08 pm CDT. Now, to experience a lengthier time, you can drive 75 miles north of Kansas City to the center line near
Highland Kansas.
Highland will experience darkness for 2 minutes and 38 seconds with maximum totality occurring at 1:07 pm. Totality, in the state
of Kansas, will begin at 1:02:28 pm near Mahaska. Totality will exit Kansas City at 1:08:58pm.
How rare is a total eclipse of the Sun in Kansas? People in Kansas City last saw a total eclipse of the Sun on June 16, 1806.
After 2017, the next total eclipse of the Sun for Kansas City will be on June 17, 2672! In Wichita, the last total solar eclipse was
on November 30, 1834. Whatever you are doing on August 21, 2017, please make that trip to Kansas City or northward, and
experience the day changing into night!
This video conveys, more than any others that I have seen, the excitement and wonder in viewing a total eclipse of the
Sun. I don't speak Japanese, but you can tell from the lady reporter's excitement that she was glad that she was on this
assignment (and on a cruise ship)! The constant beeping in the background is a shortwave radio picking up a time signal
and broadcasting each second as a beep. Even on a cruise ship, people want accurate information about how long the
eclipse lasts, and what time it begins and ends. It is also handy if you are taking photographs or movies. This cruise ship
seems to have thought of everything to make this an enjoyable experience!
A view of the Moon and the Earth as seen from space on August 21, 2017.
A video showing you what a total eclipse of the Sun would like!
Updated on April 6, 2016
This map above has over 150 locations animated throughout the United States laid out on a grid. Each animation is one
frame per minute. Each location doesn't represent a particular city, but the overall display gives you a better idea how the
eclipse will look across the states.
I am currently working on a map for Idaho
Total Eclipse of the Sun in South Carolina
Total Eclipse of the Sun in North Carolina
Total Eclipse of the Sun in Tennessee
Total Eclipse of the Sun in Kentucky
Total Eclipse of the Sun in Missouri
Total Eclipse of the Sun in Kansas
Total Eclipse of the Sun in Oregon
Total Eclipse of the Sun in Illinois
Total Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017
Animated Grid Map for Over 150 Points Across the United States on One Map
United States Naval Observatory (USNO) - 2 minutes and 44.3 seconds of darkness, a few mile south of Carbondale
Illinois in the Shawnee National Forest. Mostly one and two lane roads in that area with the exact center located on
farmland. This federal government entity has been around since the 1800s! USNO has known about the southern Illinois
location since the year 2000...at least!
NASA/Fred Espenak - 2 minutes and 40.2 seconds of darkness near Goreville Illinois, which too, is in the Shawnee
National Forest. The exact spot is on farmland with two lane roads nearby. Straight-line distance from Goreville to "greatest
duration" is under six miles. The separation from USNO's spot and NASA's is under twenty miles in southern Illinois. This
"new" data was just mentioned for the first time on the NASA website in 2014.
