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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mys Middendorfa, Russia

Mar 3, 2026 at 3:11 pm
Max View in Mys Middendorfa
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Mys Middendorfa
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:11 pm 0.914 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:23 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 22 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mys Middendorfa

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:44 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 16°
-7.2°
12:50 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 32°
-5.9°
2:04 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 50°
-2.8°
2:33 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 57°
-1.2°
3:00 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-northeast 63°
-0.2°
3:02 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
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-northeast 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 East-northeast 63°
-0.1°
3:11 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Mys Middendorfa This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Mys Middendorfa. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Mys Middendorfa 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-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-northeast 65°
0.2°
4:17 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 81°
3.3°
5:23 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 97°
6.8°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Mys Middendorfa

Eclipse Visibility From Mys MiddendorfaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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