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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:37 am
Near max in New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:14 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:37 am 0.265 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:40 am
Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:14 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 264°
13.5°
6:20 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.
Map direction West 276°
2.8°
6:37 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove 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°
6:40 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 279°
-0.2°
7:34 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 289°
-9.4°
8:03 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 295°
-13.9°
8:32 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 300°
-18.1°
9:47 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 317°
-27.6°
10:53 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 334°
-33.9°

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 New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove

Eclipse Visibility From New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead CoveVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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