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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pucón, Región de la Araucanía, Chile

Mar 3, 2026 at 7:31 am
Near max in Pucón
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Pucón
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:31 am 0.611 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:34 am
Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

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Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pucón

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

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°
18.6°
6:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 285°
7.3°
7:31 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Pucón This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Pucón. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Pucón 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 279°
0.2°
7:34 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 278°
-0.2°
8:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 274°
-6.3°
8:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 269°
-11.7°
9:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 264°
-17.0°
10:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 251°
-30.4°
11:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 237°
-41.3°

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 Pucón

Eclipse Visibility From PucónVisibility 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 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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