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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pampa Las Clavelinas, Ica, Peru

Mar 3, 2026 at 5:57 am
Max View in Pampa Las Clavelinas, Ica
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pampa Las Clavelinas, Ica
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:57 am 0.934 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:02 am
Duration: 2 hours, 18 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pampa Las Clavelinas

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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-northwest 288°
30.7°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 282°
15.9°
5:57 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Pampa Las Clavelinas This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Pampa Las Clavelinas. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Pampa Las Clavelinas because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West 277°
0.7°
6:02 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°
6:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 276°
-0.6°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 274°
-8.0°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 272°
-14.8°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 267°
-32.0°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 262°
-47.1°

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 Pampa Las Clavelinas

Eclipse Visibility From Pampa Las ClavelinasVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Partial 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
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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