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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Hamamatsu, Japan

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

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Hamamatsu

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:44 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction East 82°
1.3°
6:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 91°
13.9°
8:04 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-southeast 103°
28.5°
8:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 108°
34.0°
9:02 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 114°
39.4°
10:17 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 133°
51.7°
11:23 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 159°
58.9°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Hamamatsu

Eclipse Visibility From HamamatsuVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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