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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — City of Melbourne Bay Conservation Area, Tasmania, Australia

Mar 3, 2026 at 10:33 pm
Max View in City of Melbourne Bay Conservation Area, Tasmania
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in City of Melbourne Bay Conservation Area, Tasmania
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:54 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 10:33 pm 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 1:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 29 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3–4, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — City of Melbourne Bay Conservation Area

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:44 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 82°
-1.8°
7:54 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 80°
-0.2°
8:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 71°
9.4°
10:04 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 58°
22.2°
10:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Northeast 52°
26.8°
11:02 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northeast 46°
31.1°
12:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northeast 26°
39.7°
1:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North 5°
43.5°

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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 76% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

673Days 7Hrs 19Mins 25Secs

City of Melbourne Bay Conservation Area Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in City of Melbourne Bay Conservation Area

Eclipse Visibility From City of Melbourne Bay Conservation AreaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal 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 City of Melbourne Bay Conservation Area, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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