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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Parc national Torres del paine, Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Chile

Mar 3, 2026 at 7:23 am
Max View in Parc national Torres del paine
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Parc national Torres del paine
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:23 am 0.492 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:26 am
Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Parc national Torres del paine

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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 301°
13.5°
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 287°
4.7°
7:23 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Parc national Torres del paine This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Parc national Torres del paine. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Parc national Torres del paine 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-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-northwest 281°
0.2°
7:26 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 280°
-0.2°
8:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 273°
-6.4°
8:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 268°
-10.7°
9:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 262°
-15.0°
10:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 247°
-25.7°
11:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 231°
-34.0°

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 Parc national Torres del paine

Eclipse Visibility From Parc national Torres del paineVisibility 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
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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