--- description: A total solar eclipse is crossing the US on Aug. 21, 2017. Here's when it will be in peak view over Boston, Massachusetts title: When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Boston image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8104bce4ac8ea22f/6988da7a7cdbac80bad59ace/eclipse-july-22-2009.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 Boston on August 21, 2017 by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Aug 21, 2017 4:44 PM CUT  A total solar eclipse is observed in the Pacific Ocean Iwoujima Island near Japan at 11.36 am on July 22,2009. A total solar eclipse is observed in the Pacific Ocean Iwoujima Island near Japan at 11.36 am on July 22,2009.Noboru Hashimoto—Corbis/Getty Images by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Aug 21, 2017 4:44 PM CUT A [total solar eclipse](http://new.time.com/4843775/total-solar-eclipse-2017-facts/ "undefined") crossing the U.S. sky on Aug. 21, 2017 will be in peak view over Boston, Massachusetts at 2:46 p.m. EDT. Viewers in Boston can expect a partial view of the eclipse. Type in Boston or your exact zip code in the interactive below to see what to expect as the [solar eclipse](http://new.time.com/4908847/eclipse-2017-hostess-moon-pie-beef/ "undefined") passes. Watch [TIME’s livestream of the total eclipse](http://new.time.com/4900148/total-solar-eclipse-time-livestream/ "undefined") beginning at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4909224/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-boston/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4909224/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-boston/"},"headline":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Boston on August 21, 2017","datePublished":"2017-08-21T16:44:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:27:23.629Z","description":"Viewers in Boston can expect a partial view of the eclipse","url":"https://time.com/4909224/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-boston/","keywords":["Eclipse","Space","space 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8104bce4ac8ea22f/6988da7a7cdbac80bad59ace/eclipse-july-22-2009.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":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8104bce4ac8ea22f/6988da7a7cdbac80bad59ace/eclipse-july-22-2009.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Japan - Solar Eclipse","caption":"Japan - Solar Eclipse","creditText":"Noboru Hashimoto—Corbis/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/4909224/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-boston/","name":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Boston on August 21, 2017"}}]}] ```