Visible across the American continents is a Solar Eclipse, peaking at 18:26:40.3 UTC (2:26 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time). The peak of the Total Solar Eclipse will be visible just east of Giant City State Park in Makanda, IL at 1:26 p.m. Central Daylight Time, so head there.

On 2017 August 21, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses the United States of America. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in northern Pacific and crosses the USA from west to east through parts of the following states: Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina. The Moon's penumbral shadow produces a partial eclipse visible from a much larger region covering most of North America.

[source: NASA Eclipse site, 2015-Aug-5]