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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mount Bates, Norfolk Island

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

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:44 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 69°
19.1°
9:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 58°
31.9°
11:04 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northeast 42°
44.4°
11:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northeast 33°
48.4°
12:02 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northeast 23°
51.5°
1:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North 353°
54.3°
2:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North-northwest 328°
49.9°

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 Mount Bates

Eclipse Visibility From Mount BatesVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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