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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:19 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Lashkar Gah
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:13 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:19 pm -0.503 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:53 pm
Duration: 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Lashkar Gah

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Lashkar Gah. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (AFT) for Lashkar Gah.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:14 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 21°
-49.7°
2:20 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 41°
-42.8°
3:34 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 58°
-31.3°
4:03 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 64°
-26.1°
4:32 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 68°
-20.7°
5:47 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East 79°
-6.2°
6:13 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 83°
-0.2°
6:19 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Lashkar Gah This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Lashkar Gah. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Lashkar Gah because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction East 83°
0.8°
6:53 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 88°
7.3°

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Lashkar Gah, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Lashkar Gah

Eclipse Visibility From Lashkar GahVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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