the last time there was a partial eclipse was on february 26, 2017.
the last time there was a partial eclipse was on february 26, 2017.
when was the last time there was a partial eclipse?
february 26, 2017
prior to this event, no solar eclipse had been visible across the entire contiguous united states since june 8, 1918; not since the february 1979 eclipse had a total eclipse been visible from anywhere in the mainland united states. the path of totality touched 14 states, and the rest of the u.s. had a partial eclipse. the area of the path of totality was about 16 percent of the area of the united states, with most of this area over the ocean, not land. the event's shadow began to cover land on the oregon coast as a partial eclipse at 4:05 p.m. utc (9:05 a.m. pdt), with the total eclipse beginning there at 5:16 p.m. utc (10:16 a.m. pdt); the total eclipse's land coverage ended along the south carolina coast at about 6:44 p.m. utc (2:44 p.m. edt). visibility as a partial eclipse in honolulu, hawaii began with sunrise at 4:20 p.m. utc (6:20 a.m. hst) and ended by 5:25 p.m. utc (7:25 a.m. hst).
solar eclipse of august 21, 2017
on the moon, when there is a partial eclipse, a part of the moon has a partial eclipse, either north or south. one example of this is when half of the sun is blocked, north or south. in some partial eclipses when the center of the earth's shadow misses the moon, one hemisphere can have a partial eclipse while the other does not. in some eclipses, when the center of the earth's shadow covers a part or most, one part has a total eclipse, and one part has a partial eclipse. partial and total eclipses together with simply partial last for up to about six hours without having totality in all parts of the near side and a very small part of the far side next to the near side. standalone partial and total eclipses between partial eclipses can last up to 3.5 hours.
solar eclipses on the moon