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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pourquoi Pas Point, Antarctica

Mar 3, 2026 at 9:33 pm
Max View in Pourquoi Pas Point
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Pourquoi Pas Point
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 8:07 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 9:33 pm 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 12:23 am
Duration: 4 hours, 15 minutes

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Location

March 3–4, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pourquoi Pas Point

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:44 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 90°
-9.2°
7:50 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 76°
-1.6°
8:07 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-northeast 72°
-0.2°
9:04 pm 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 East-northeast.		Map direction East-northeast 60°
4.7°
9:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.		Map direction Northeast 53°
7.1°
10:02 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northeast 46°
9.4°
11:17 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northeast 29°
14.2°
12:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North-northeast 12°
16.7°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 3–4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 74% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

638Days 10Hrs 22Mins 55Secs

Pourquoi Pas Point Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pourquoi Pas Point

Eclipse Visibility From Pourquoi Pas PointVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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