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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Prince Albert Mountains, Antarctica

Mar 4, 2026 at 12:33 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Prince Albert Mountains
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 10:21 pm
Maximum: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 12:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 3:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 2 minutes

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March 3–4, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Prince Albert Mountains

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:44 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 67°
-2.0°
10:21 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 59°
-0.2°
10:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction Northeast 52°
1.1°
12:04 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.
Map direction Northeast 34°
4.2°
12:33 am Wed, Mar 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northeast.
Map direction North-northeast 27°
5.2°
1:02 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northeast.
Map direction North-northeast 20°
6.0°
2:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North.
Map direction North
7.2°
3:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northwest.
Map direction North-northwest 346°
7.1°

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 Prince Albert Mountains

Eclipse Visibility From Prince Albert MountainsVisibility Worldwide
Feb 17–18, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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