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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:42 am
Max View in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:42 am 0.755 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:46 am
Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Happy Valley-Goose Bay

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (AST) for Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 257°
17.2°
5:50 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.
Map direction West 270°
7.6°
6:42 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Happy Valley-Goose Bay This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Happy Valley-Goose Bay 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 280°
0.2°
6:46 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 280°
-0.2°
7:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 284°
-3.1°
7:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 290°
-7.6°
8:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 295°
-11.6°
9:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 311°
-20.7°
10:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 327°
-27.1°

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 Happy Valley-Goose Bay, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Eclipse Visibility From Happy Valley-Goose BayVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, or the path map image for global details.

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