Partial Solar Eclipse · 21 August 2017

West Bay

On 21 August 2017, West Bay (Cayman Islands) sees a partial solar eclipse.

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Partial

Eclipse type

55.1%

Max obscuration

—

Max duration

07:04:00 pm

Peak time

Where to watch

Visibility Map — West Bay

The path of totality crosses West Bay. See the shadow track and totality corridor. Click anywhere on the map to see how the eclipse appears from that location.

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Timeline

Contact Times

West Bay · 21 August 2017

C1 — Partial begins06:09:04 pm UTC

Maximum eclipse07:04:00 pm UTC

C4 — Partial ends07:58:55 pm UTC

Live simulation

Eclipse in motion

Watch the Moon cross the Sun from C1 to C4. Play at speed or scrub through the timeline — during the actual eclipse it tracks live.

During eclipse

Normal sky

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What you'll experience

Sky Simulation

Drag the slider to compare the sky before and during totality. At peak, stars appear at midday and the horizon glows in all directions.

≈ Dusk

Sky darkness

−4°C

Temp. drop

2,900 km/h

Moon speed

🌑 Simulated at totality peak

Cayman Islands

Cities in Cayman Islands

George Town55%

Worldwide

Other Countries

United StatesTOTAL

Canada87%

Bahamas83%

Antigua & Barbuda79%

US Virgin Islands79%

Turks & Caicos78%

Puerto Rico77%

Guadeloupe76%

Dominican Rep.74%

Dominica72%

Haiti71%

Martinique71%

Cuba70%

St. Lucia68%

Barbados66%

St. Vincent64%

Mexico61%

Jamaica58%

Trinidad & Tobago56%

Cayman Islands55%

Cape Verde53%

Venezuela52%

Curaçao49%

Aruba49%

Colombia42%

Guyana41%

Belize41%

French Guiana40%

Suriname40%

Honduras37%

Nicaragua36%

Guatemala35%

Brazil35%

El Salvador29%

Panama27%

Costa Rica25%

Senegal19%

Gambia17%

Guinea-Bissau12%

Mauritania10%

Guinea8%

Ecuador7%

Sierra Leone2%