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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ponta da Galheta, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:01 am
Near max in Ponta da Galheta
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Ponta da Galheta, Santa Catarina
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:02 am -0.743 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:04 am
Duration: 21 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ponta da Galheta

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 280°
3.7°
6:02 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Ponta da Galheta This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Ponta da Galheta. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Ponta da Galheta 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 278°
0.2°
6:04 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 278°
-0.2°
6:50 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 272°
-10.4°
8:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 263°
-26.1°
8:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-32.2°
9:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 255°
-38.2°
10:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-52.8°
11:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 218°
-63.4°

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 Ponta da Galheta

Eclipse Visibility From Ponta da GalhetaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Ponta da Galheta

Next annular eclipse visible in Ponta da Galheta

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