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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Río Tigre, Pastaza, Ecuador

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:09 am
Near max in Río Tigre
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Río Tigre
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:11 am 1.058 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:13 am
Duration: 2 hours, 29 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Río Tigre

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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 280°
35.0°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 278°
19.3°
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.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction West 276°
1.6°
6:11 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Río Tigre This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Río Tigre. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Río Tigre 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°
6:13 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 276°
-5.7°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 275°
-12.7°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 275°
-30.5°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 275°
-46.3°

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 Río Tigre

Eclipse Visibility From Río TigreVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
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

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

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