--- description: A total solar eclipse is crossing the US on Aug. 21, 2017. Here's when it will be in peak view over Salem, Oregon. title: When to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse in Salem, Oregon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0333e1502e5bedb9/6988d8ab0b72e30afa6eef17/170807-solar-eclipse-rich-people.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 Salem, Oregon by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) Aug 20, 2017 12:00 PM CUT  On July 22, 2009, the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century was photographed from the Pacific Ocean, observed for over 6.5 minutes. The image shows diamond ring effect seconds after the totality, when the first rays of the sun appear after totality. On July 22, 2009, the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century was photographed from the Pacific Ocean, observed for over 6.5 minutes. The image shows diamond ring effect seconds after the totality, when the first rays of the sun appear after totality.Babak Tafreshi—Getty Images/Science Source by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) Aug 20, 2017 12:00 PM CUT A [total solar eclipse](http://time.com/4750899/total-solar-eclipse/ "undefined") crossing the U.S. on Aug. 21, 2017 will be in peak view over Salem, Oregon at 10:17 a.m. PDT. The city can expect a [total view of the eclipse](http://time.com/4834676/total-solar-eclipse-2017-rare/ "undefined"). Check out the interactive below, or type in your exact zip code to see when the [eclipse](http://time.com/4829265/total-solar-eclipse-beauty-science/ "undefined") reaches its peak in your location. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4902259/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-salem-oregon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4902259/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-salem-oregon/"},"headline":"When to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse in Salem, Oregon","datePublished":"2017-08-20T12:00:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:27:02.641Z","description":"Here's what you can expect to see","url":"https://time.com/4902259/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-salem-oregon/","keywords":["Eclipse","onetime","space 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0333e1502e5bedb9/6988d8ab0b72e30afa6eef17/170807-solar-eclipse-rich-people.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/blt0333e1502e5bedb9/6988d8ab0b72e30afa6eef17/170807-solar-eclipse-rich-people.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"170807-solar-eclipse-rich-people","caption":"170807-solar-eclipse-rich-people","creditText":"Babak Tafreshi—Getty Images/Science Source","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/4902259/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-salem-oregon/","name":"When to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse in Salem, Oregon"}}]}] ```