--- description: A total solar eclipse is crossing the US on Aug. 21, 2017. Here's when it will be in peak view over Phoenix title: When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Phoenix image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d94e947fbdc080d/6988d9bfab6d7749246af686/solar-eclipse-vr.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 Phoenix on August 21, 2017 by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) and [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) Aug 21, 2017 5:16 PM CUT  Naoyuki Noda—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) and [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) Aug 21, 2017 5:16 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 Phoenix, Arizona at 10:32 a.m. MST. Viewers in Phoenix can expect a partial view of the eclipse. Type in Phoenix or your exact zip code in the interactive below to see what to expect as the [solar eclipse](http://time.com/4909098/last-total-solar-eclipse-of-the-sun/ "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. ET on Monday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4909253/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-phoenix/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4909253/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-phoenix/"},"headline":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Phoenix on August 21, 2017","datePublished":"2017-08-21T17:16:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:27:30.454Z","description":"Here's what you can expect to see","url":"https://time.com/4909253/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-phoenix/","keywords":["Eclipse","onetime","space 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d94e947fbdc080d/6988d9bfab6d7749246af686/solar-eclipse-vr.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/blt2d94e947fbdc080d/6988d9bfab6d7749246af686/solar-eclipse-vr.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Total Solar Eclipse in China, 2009.","caption":"Total Solar Eclipse in China, 2009.","creditText":"Naoyuki Noda—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/4909253/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-phoenix/","name":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Phoenix on August 21, 2017"}}]}] ```