--- description: A total solar eclipse is crossing the US on Aug. 21, 2017. Here's when it will be in peak view over Chicago, Illinois title: When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Chicago image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta13209fc7109a0c2/69888a3f524fc062bbdf719b/solar-eclipse-01.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 Solar Eclipse in Chicago on August 21, 2017 by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:42 AM CUTPublished: Aug 20, 2017 12:00 PM CUT  A total solar eclipse is visible from Belitung. Indonesia on March 9. A total solar eclipse is visible from Belitung. Indonesia on March 9.Zulkarnain—Xinhua Press/Corbis by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:42 AM CUTPublished: Aug 20, 2017 12:00 PM CUT A [total solar eclipse](http://time.com/4750899/total-solar-eclipse/ "undefined") crossing the U.S. sky on Aug. 21, 2017 will be in peak view over Chicago, Illinois at 1:18 p.m. CDT. Viewers in Chicago can expect to see a partial view of the [eclipse](http://time.com/4834676/total-solar-eclipse-2017-rare/ "undefined"). View the interactive below to see when the [eclipse](http://time.com/4829265/total-solar-eclipse-beauty-science/ "undefined") will hit peak view, or type in your exact zip code to see what to expect in your location. Watch [TIME’s livestream of the total eclipse](http://time.com/4900148/total-solar-eclipse-time-livestream/ "undefined") beginning at 12 p.m. ET on Monday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4902268/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-chicago-illinois/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4902268/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-chicago-illinois/"},"headline":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Chicago on August 21, 2017","datePublished":"2017-08-20T12:00:09.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T04:42:27.000Z","description":"Here's what you can expect to see","url":"https://time.com/4902268/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-chicago-illinois/","keywords":["Eclipse","onetime","space 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta13209fc7109a0c2/69888a3f524fc062bbdf719b/solar-eclipse-01.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/blta13209fc7109a0c2/69888a3f524fc062bbdf719b/solar-eclipse-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"INDONESIA-BELITUNG-SOLAR ECLIPSE","caption":"A total solar eclipse is visible from Belitung. Indonesia on March 9.","creditText":"Zulkarnain—Xinhua Press/Corbis","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/4902268/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-chicago-illinois/","name":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Chicago on August 21, 2017"}}]}] ```