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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Company Point, Turks and Caicos Islands

Mar 3, 2026 at 5:57 am
Max View in Company Point
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Company Point
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:57 am 0.933 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:10 am
Duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Company Point

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 264°
32.3°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 270°
17.4°
5:57 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Company Point This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Company Point. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Company Point because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 275°
2.2°
6:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction West 276°
0.9°
6:10 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 276°
-0.2°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-6.1°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 281°
-12.6°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 289°
-28.8°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 299°
-42.3°

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 Company Point

Eclipse Visibility From Company PointVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial 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

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

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