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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Almaty, Kazakhstan (Alma-Ata)

Mar 3, 2026 at 5:46 pm
Near max in Almaty
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Almaty
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:43 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:46 pm 0.461 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:23 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Almaty

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Almaty. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (UTC+5) for Almaty.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:44 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 32°
-35.0°
2:50 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 48°
-27.7°
4:04 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 64°
-17.1°
4:33 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 69°
-12.5°
5:02 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 74°
-7.7°
5:43 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 81°
-0.2°
5:46 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Almaty This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Almaty. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Almaty 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 East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 82°
0.2°
6:17 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 87°
5.2°
7:23 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 98°
16.5°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Almaty

Eclipse Visibility From AlmatyVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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