March 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse in 71°18'33.0"N, 89°33'19.6"W

Mar 3, 2026 at 5:33 am

Max View in 71°18'33.0"N, 89°33'19.6"W

Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Lunar Eclipse, in 71°18'33.0"N, 89°33'19.6"W
Begins:	Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 2:44 am
Maximum:	Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends:	Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:22 am
Duration:	4 hours, 38 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 71°18'33.0"N, 89°33'19.6"W

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
2:44 am Tue, Mar 3		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	223°	20.3°
3:50 am Tue, Mar 3		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.	239°	16.1°
5:04 am Tue, Mar 3		Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.	256°	10.4°
5:33 am 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 West.	263°	8.1°
6:02 am Tue, Mar 3		Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.	270°	5.7°
7:17 am Tue, Mar 3		Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. 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.	287°	0.1°
7:22 am Tue, Mar 3	Setting	Moonset Setting	288°	-0.2°
8:23 am Tue, Mar 3	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	302°	-5.3°

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

In the past, this day was cloudy 83% of the time (since 2000).

Eclipse Visibility From 71°18'33.0"N, 89°33'19.6"W		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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