I have to say, I am really excited about this.  It’s really cool that we are will have 2 minutes and 19 seconds of totality, while Gallatin will get 2 minutes and 40 seconds of darkness. While Nashville is not far from the southern limit of the path, it still receives a respectable 1 minute and 57 seconds. Lebanon gets 2 minutes and 37 seconds and Cookeville receives 2 minutes and 32 seconds.Oak Ridge and Knoxville are just outside the path of totality and people there would be urged to drive about 40 or 50 miles south or west. Madisonville is on deck for 2 minutes and 37 seconds.

The total solar eclipse first enters the state at 1:25 p.m. CDT and leaves the state at 2:36 p.m. EDT (there is a time zone change within Tennessee). Within the state, the Moon’s shadow rushes at about 1,800 miles per hour.

Here’s a look at the path!