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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mantou Shan, Tibet Autonomous Region, China

Mar 3, 2026 at 8:09 pm
Max View in Mantou Shan
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Mantou Shan
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:57 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 8:09 pm 0.932 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 10:23 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mantou Shan

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:44 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 48°
-34.3°
5:50 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 61°
-24.1°
7:04 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 74°
-10.8°
7:33 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 78°
-5.3°
7:57 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East 82°
-0.2°
8:02 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction East 83°
0.7°
8:09 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Mantou Shan This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Mantou Shan. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Mantou Shan because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 84°
1.8°
9:17 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 93°
14.7°
10:23 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 104°
27.3°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Mantou Shan

Eclipse Visibility From Mantou ShanVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Mantou Shan, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next annular eclipse visible in Mantou Shan

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