--- description: A total solar eclipse is crossing the US on Aug. 21, 2017. Here's when it will be in peak view over Los Angeles title: When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Los Angeles image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82e01aa4132638f4/6988da7697cdff65436b21b2/solar-eclipse2.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 Los Angeles on August 21, 2017 by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) and [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) Aug 21, 2017 3:58 PM CUT  In this handout image provided by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the solar eclipse is seen on July 22, 2009 near Iwojima Island, Tokyo, Japan. In this handout image provided by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the solar eclipse is seen on July 22, 2009 near Iwojima Island, Tokyo, Japan.Handout—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) and [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) Aug 21, 2017 3:58 PM CUT A [total solar eclipse](http://time.com/4843775/total-solar-eclipse-2017-facts/ "undefined") crossing the U.S. sky on Aug. 21, 2017 will be in peak view over Los Angeles, California at 10:20 a.m. PDT. Viewers in Los Angeles can expect a partial view of the eclipse. Type in Los Angeles or your exact zip code in the interactive below to see what to expect as the [solar eclipse](http://time.com/4908847/eclipse-2017-hostess-moon-pie-beef/ "undefined") passes. 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/4909058/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-los-angeles/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4909058/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-los-angeles/"},"headline":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Los Angeles on August 21, 2017","datePublished":"2017-08-21T15:58:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:27:16.621Z","description":"A total solar eclipse is crossing the US on Aug. 21, 2017. Here's when it will be in peak view over Los Angeles","url":"https://time.com/4909058/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-los-angeles/","keywords":["Eclipse","onetime","space 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82e01aa4132638f4/6988da7697cdff65436b21b2/solar-eclipse2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Wilson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82e01aa4132638f4/6988da7697cdff65436b21b2/solar-eclipse2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Solar Eclipse Is Observed In Asia","caption":"The Solar Eclipse Is Observed In Asia","creditText":"Handout—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/4909058/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-los-angeles/","name":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Los Angeles on August 21, 2017"}}]}] ```