--- description: A total solar eclipse is crossing the US on Aug. 21, 2017. Here's when it will be in peak view over Philadelphia title: When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia on August 21, 2017 by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Aug 21, 2017 4:57 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 [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/) and [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Aug 21, 2017 4:57 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 Philadelphia, Pa. at 2:43 p.m. EDT. Viewers in Philadelphia can expect a partial view of the eclipse. Type in Philadelphia 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/4909271/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-philadelphia/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4909271/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-philadelphia/"},"headline":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Philadelphia on August 21, 2017","datePublished":"2017-08-21T16:57:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:27:32.229Z","description":"Viewers in Philadelphia can expect a partial view of the eclipse","url":"https://time.com/4909271/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-philadelphia/","keywords":["Eclipse","Space","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":"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/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/4909271/what-time-is-the-solar-eclipse-philadelphia/","name":"When to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Philadelphia on August 21, 2017"}}]}] ```