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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tarawa, Kiribati

Mar 3, 2026 at 11:33 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Tarawa
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 — Tarawa

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:44 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 82°
31.7°
9:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 81°
47.7°
11:04 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 77°
65.7°
11:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 72°
72.7°
12:02 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 62°
79.3°
1:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 297°
80.0°
2:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 280°
64.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Tarawa

Eclipse Visibility From TarawaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Tarawa, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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