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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — McMurdo, Antarctica (McMurdo Station, Ross Island)

Mar 4, 2026 at 12:33 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in McMurdo
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 10:21 pm
Maximum: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 12:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 3:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 1 minute

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3–4, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — McMurdo

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in McMurdo. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (NZDT) for McMurdo.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:44 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 62°
-1.7°
10:21 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction Northeast 54°
-0.2°
10:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction Northeast 47°
0.8°
12:04 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northeast.
Map direction North-northeast 29°
3.3°
12:33 am Wed, Mar 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northeast.
Map direction North-northeast 22°
4.1°
1:02 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northeast.
Map direction North-northeast 15°
4.7°
2:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North.
Map direction North 357°
5.4°
3:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northwest.
Map direction North-northwest 341°
5.1°

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

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in McMurdo. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in McMurdo

Eclipse Visibility From McMurdoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Feb 17–18, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in McMurdo, or the path map image for global details.

Other eclipses visible in McMurdo

Other eclipses worldwide