It’s been 38 years since a total solar eclipse touched any of the contiguous 48 states and 26 years since solar totality moved through Hawaii. The eclipse starts at 1:17 p.m. Eastern, and the middle of the eclipse occurs at 2:42 p.m. In Charleston, S.C., a city within the solar totality band, the eclipse starts at 1:16 p.m. Totality begins at 2:46 p.m. and ends just shy of 2:48 p.m. The partial eclipse there ends at 4:09 p.m.Music City — Nashville — will converge harmonically to watch as the eclipse starts at 11:58 a.m. Central, the local time. ●The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum presents the total solar eclipse, live from the path of totality online at s.si.edu/2v3X10D, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Source: CNN July 29, 2017 19:40 UTC