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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:03 am
Near max in Balsas
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Balsas, Maranhão
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:04 am -0.712 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:06 am
Duration: 22 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Balsas

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:44 am 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 West.
Map direction West 277°
4.6°
6:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Balsas This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Balsas. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Balsas because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
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 for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 277°
0.2°
6:06 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 277°
-0.2°
6:50 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 275°
-11.2°
8:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 273°
-28.9°
8:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 272°
-35.8°
9:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 271°
-42.7°
10:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 268°
-60.3°
11:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 263°
-75.9°

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 Balsas, 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 Balsas

Eclipse Visibility From BalsasVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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