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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Isla San Ambrosio, Región de Atacama, Chile

Mar 3, 2026 at 8:13 am
Near max in Isla San Ambrosio
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Isla San Ambrosio
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 8:14 am 1.080 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 8:16 am
Duration: 2 hours, 32 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Isla San Ambrosio

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 297°
30.5°
6:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 287°
17.5°
8:04 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 278°
2.1°
8:14 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Isla San Ambrosio This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Isla San Ambrosio. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Isla San Ambrosio 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 277°
0.2°
8:16 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°
8:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 275°
-4.5°
9:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 272°
-10.7°
10:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 263°
-26.6°
11:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 254°
-40.4°

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 Isla San Ambrosio

Eclipse Visibility From Isla San AmbrosioVisibility Worldwide
Mar 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 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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