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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Punta Arenas, Chile

Mar 3, 2026 at 7:09 am
Max View in Punta Arenas
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Punta Arenas
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:09 am 0.292 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:15 am
Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Punta Arenas

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 299°
11.3°
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 286°
2.9°
7:09 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Punta Arenas This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Punta Arenas. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Punta Arenas 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 282°
0.5°
7:15 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-northwest 281°
-0.2°
8:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 271°
-7.8°
8:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 266°
-11.9°
9:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-16.0°
10:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 244°
-25.9°
11:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 228°
-33.6°

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 Punta Arenas, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Punta Arenas

Eclipse Visibility From Punta ArenasVisibility 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 Punta Arenas, or the path map image for global details.

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