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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Salvador Island, San Salvador District, Bahamas

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:16 am
Near max in San Salvador Island
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in San Salvador Island
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:17 am 1.099 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:19 am
Duration: 2 hours, 35 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Salvador Island

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 261°
33.9°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 268°
19.2°
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 275°
2.8°
6:17 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in San Salvador Island This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in San Salvador Island. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in San Salvador Island 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 276°
0.2°
6:19 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 277°
-0.2°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 278°
-3.8°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 281°
-10.3°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 289°
-26.2°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 299°
-39.5°

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 San Salvador Island

Eclipse Visibility From San Salvador IslandVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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