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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Macquarie Island, Tas, Australia

Mar 3, 2026 at 10:33 pm
Max View in Macquarie Island, Tasmania
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Macquarie Island, Tasmania
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 — Macquarie Island

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:44 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 70°
3.9°
8:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 57°
12.4°
10:04 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northeast 40°
20.6°
10:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northeast 33°
23.2°
11:02 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northeast 26°
25.3°
12:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North
28.6°
1:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North-northwest 347°
28.4°

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 Macquarie Island. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Macquarie Island

Eclipse Visibility From Macquarie 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 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Macquarie Island

Next annular eclipse visible in Macquarie Island

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