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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Allentown, PA, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:31 am
Near max in Allentown
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:31 am 1.149 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:34 am
Duration: 2 hours, 50 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Allentown

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 250°
30.7°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 262°
18.7°
6:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 273°
4.9°
6:31 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Allentown This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Allentown. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Allentown 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 for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 277°
0.2°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
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 for the best view of the eclipse.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction West 278°
-0.1°
6:34 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 278°
-0.2°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 282°
-6.0°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 295°
-19.1°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 308°
-29.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Allentown

Eclipse Visibility From AllentownVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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