--- title: See What the Solar Eclipse Looked Like Where You Live description: If you weren't able to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse in person on August 21, there's still a way to find out what you missed canonical: https://time.com/4910122/solar-eclipse-missed-live/ author: Chris Wilson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-21T23:10:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T12:27:34.084Z article:section: Science og:title: Missed the Solar Eclipse? 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Bastiaan Slabbers—NurPhoto/Getty Images by [Chris Wilson](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/) and [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/) Aug 21, 2017 11:10 PM UTC If you weren’t able to catch a glimpse of the [“Great American Eclipse”](http://time.com/4907357/total-solar-eclipse-2017-america/?xid=homepage) in person on Monday, there’s still a way to find out what, exactly, you missed. Use the interactive below to see how the rare spectacle looked in your city or town at different points during the day. The total solar eclipse [followed a path](http://time.com/4902132/solar-eclipse-path/) across the United States from [Oregon](http://time.com/4909732/solar-eclipse-oregon-pictures/) to South Carolina, concluding at 2:44 p.m. ET. While most of the country saw a partial eclipse, locations in parts of 14 states experienced totality. This [four-minute video](http://time.com/4900280/total-solar-eclipse-2017-video-watch/) captures the view from one of those places, showing the total eclipse as it appeared in Casper, Wyo. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4910122/solar-eclipse-missed-live/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4910122/solar-eclipse-missed-live/"},"headline":"Missed the Solar Eclipse? 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