--- description: A total solar eclipse is crossing the US on Aug. 21, 2017. Here's when it will be in peak view over Portland, Oregon. title: When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Portland image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [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 Portland on August 21, 2017 by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) Aug 20, 2017 12:00 PM CUT 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/4874900/total-solar-eclipse-how-watch-online/ "undefined") crossing the U.S. on Aug. 21, 2017 will be in peak view over Portland, Oregon at 10:18 a.m. PDT. Viewers can expect to catch a partial view of the [solar eclipse ](http://time.com/4834676/total-solar-eclipse-2017-rare/ "undefined")as it passes eastward but will not see the sun fully block the moon. View the interactive below to see when the [eclipse](http://time.com/4829265/total-solar-eclipse-beauty-science/ "undefined") will be in peak view, or type in your exact zip code to see what to expect in your location. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4902277/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-portland-oregon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4902277/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-portland-oregon/"},"headline":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Portland on August 21, 2017","datePublished":"2017-08-20T12:00:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:27:07.858Z","description":"Here's what you can expect to see","url":"https://time.com/4902277/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-portland-oregon/","keywords":["Eclipse","onetime","space 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"","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":[],"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/4902277/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-portland-oregon/","name":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Portland on August 21, 2017"}}]}] ```