How and where to see a solar eclipse today

Summer's slipping away and the news cycle is churning into overdrive, but there's something you should stop and pay attention to: a solar eclipse

A solar eclipse is happening on Wednesday, Aug. 12, and the path of totality falls outside the United States.

The total eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Portugal, and northern Russia, but ... we're saying there's a chance where you live. See the states where it will be visible, and the time frame, below

Americans can also watch the full eclipse live on this video feed.

A partial eclipse will be visible in the Northeast, Midwest, and Alaska. In the U.S., the eclipse begins around 11:34 a.m. ET and reaches its maximum point at approximately 1:46 p.m. ET.

Residents in certain states may catch a glimpse of the event, weather permitting. Per NASA, people in these states should look up in those hours to see the moon take at least a little bite out of our sun.

Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin.

CBS News says about 230 million people will be able to see 90% totality, according to population data from the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University.

The best place to see it in the U.S. is in Fairbanks, Alaska, where it will reach 37% totality, Boston at 16% totality, New York City with 9% totality, Toronto, with 8% and Philadelphia, 7%.

For those in North America seeing a partial eclipse, CBS reports it will be most full in Toronto at 1:40 p.m. and New York City at 1:54 p.m. local time

And if you're reading this from one of the places in the path, don't forget not to take it in with your bare eyes. Always use solar eclipse glasses to protect your retinas from permanent damage.