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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Mar 3, 2026 at 7:06 am
Max View in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:06 am 0.251 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:10 am
Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Río Gallegos

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 298°
11.1°
6:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 284°
2.3°
7:06 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Río Gallegos This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Río Gallegos. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Río Gallegos because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-northwest 281°
0.2°
7:10 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West 281°
-0.2°
8:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 270°
-8.7°
8:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 265°
-13.0°
9:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 259°
-17.2°
10:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 243°
-27.5°
11:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 227°
-35.3°

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Río Gallegos, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Río Gallegos

Eclipse Visibility From Río GallegosVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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