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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Suva, Fiji

Mar 3, 2026 at 11:33 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Suva
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 8:44 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 11:33 pm 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 2:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:44 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 68°
32.0°
9:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 58°
45.9°
11:04 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northeast 37°
59.1°
11:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northeast 24°
62.8°
12:02 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North
64.9°
1:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 328°
61.7°
2:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northwest 305°
51.3°

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 Suva. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Suva

Eclipse Visibility From SuvaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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

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