--- description: A total solar eclipse is crossing the US on Aug. 21, 2017. Here's when it will be in peak view over Charleston, South Carolina title: When to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse in Charleston, South Carolina image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb57800e154a02aaf/6988da3297cdff487a6b213e/solar-eclipse-total4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Eclipse](/tag/eclipse/) ## Eclipse Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # When to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse in Charleston, South Carolina by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) Aug 20, 2017 12:00 PM CUT  A total eclipse of the sun observed by the Harvard College Observatory, America on March 7, 1970. A total eclipse of the sun observed by the Harvard College Observatory, America on March 7, 1970.Fox Photos—Getty Images by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) Aug 20, 2017 12:00 PM CUT The[ total solar eclipse](http://time.com/4750899/total-solar-eclipse/ "undefined") will be in peak view in Charleston, South Carolina at 2:45 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2017\. Skygazers in Charleston can expect to see a [total view of the eclipse](http://time.com/4834676/total-solar-eclipse-2017-rare/ "undefined"). Check out the interactive below to see when the [eclipse](http://time.com/4829265/total-solar-eclipse-beauty-science/ "undefined") reaches its peak, or type in your exact zip code to see what the eclipse will look like from your location. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4902178/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-charleston-south-carolina/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4902178/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-charleston-south-carolina/"},"headline":"When to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse in Charleston, South Carolina","datePublished":"2017-08-20T12:00:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:26:55.715Z","description":"Here's what you can expect to see","url":"https://time.com/4902178/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-charleston-south-carolina/","keywords":["Eclipse","onetime","space 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb57800e154a02aaf/6988da3297cdff487a6b213e/solar-eclipse-total4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Wilson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb57800e154a02aaf/6988da3297cdff487a6b213e/solar-eclipse-total4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sun Eclipse","caption":"Sun Eclipse","creditText":"Fox Photos—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/eclipse/","name":"Eclipse"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4902178/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-charleston-south-carolina/","name":"When to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse in Charleston, South Carolina"}}]}] ```