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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:11 am
Near max in Porto Alegre
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:12 am -0.584 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:15 am
Duration: 31 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Porto Alegre

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 282°
5.6°
6:12 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Porto Alegre This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Porto Alegre. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Porto Alegre 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 for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 278°
0.2°
6:15 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 278°
-0.2°
6:50 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 273°
-8.1°
8:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 264°
-23.4°
8:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-29.4°
9:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 255°
-35.3°
10:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-49.5°
11:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 220°
-59.9°

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 Porto Alegre, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Porto Alegre

Eclipse Visibility From Porto AlegreVisibility 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
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Porto Alegre

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