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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island, Australia

Mar 3, 2026 at 10:33 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:44 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, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3–4, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Lord Howe Island

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Lord Howe Island. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (LHDT) for Lord Howe Island.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:44 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 73°
11.0°
8:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 64°
23.9°
10:04 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northeast 49°
37.1°
10:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Northeast 42°
41.6°
11:02 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northeast 34°
45.5°
12:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North
51.6°
1:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North-northwest 342°
50.8°

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

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Lord Howe Island. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Lord Howe Island

Eclipse Visibility From Lord Howe IslandVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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