On Aug. 21, 2017, people across the United States will see the sun disappear behind the moon, turning daylight into twilight,  causing the temperature drop rapidly and revealing massive streamers of light streaking through the sky around the silhouette of the moon. On that day, America will fall under the path of a total solar eclipse.

This will be the first total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. in 38 years. The last one occurred February 26, 1979. Unfortunately, not many people saw it because it clipped just five states in the Northwest and the weather for the most part was bleak. Before that one, you have to go back to March 7, 1970.

Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017

The eclipse of August 21, 2017 would be Total Solar Eclipse. The path of totality would pass through the entire United States. The last time a total solar eclipse was visible across the entire contiguous United States was during the June 8, 1918 eclipse.

The Solar Eclipse would be visible from most of United States, Canada and some countries in northern South America. Some of the well-known cities from where total or almost total Solar Eclipse would be visible are Salem in Oregon, Casper in Wyoming, Lincoln in Nebraska, Kansas City and St. Louis in Missouri, Hopkinsville in Kentucky, Nashville in Tennessee, Columbia and Charleston in South Carolina.

None of the eclipse would be visible from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Fiji, Mauritius, UAE and other Asian countries. Also none of the eclipse would be visible from South Africa, China and Australia

 A solar eclipse is a lineup of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth. The Moon, directly between the Sun and Earth, casts a shadow on our planet.