The Incredible Moment When Nashville Will Go Dark That Will Go Down In History

In August, the United States will have the opportunity to experience a total solar eclipse for the first time in ninety-nine years. Strange, eerie, and downright heaven for the scientists at heart, certain parts of Tennessee will experience total darkness for a few minutes on August 21st. Curious? We have all the information on this amazing historic event.

If you haven't heard of the Great American Eclipse just yet, get ready to have your mind blown.

On August 21, 2017, the path of a complete solar eclipse will stretch from Portland, Oregon all the way to Charleson, South Carolina.

The moon will pass in front of the sun, leaving multiple states in complete darkness. There are some states that will see a partial eclipse - just part of the sun disappearing - but a large portion of Tennessee will lose the light for a couple minutes of their afternoon.

The path of the solar eclipse will cut its way through the whole of the United States.

The last time an eclipse spanned the entirety of the country was on June 8th, 1918.

You can see below the path of the eclipse over Tennessee, a bit more in-depth

Gallatin will experience the longest period in the dark, timing in at 2 minutes and 40 seconds without light.

Nashville still gets a respectable moment in the sun (uh, dark?) with 1 minute and 57 seconds.

Certain state counties have even closed schools for the today in order to give students the chance to experience the phenomenon.

Keep in mind the time change, folks - the eclipse enters Tennessee at 1:25 CDT and leaves at 2:36 EDT, due to the state's multiple time zones.

Interesting fact: The moon's shadow will move at 1,800 miles an hour within the state. How crazy is that?!

You can learn more about this historic event at its official informational site, right here.