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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada (Colchester County)

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:45 am
Near max in Truro
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Truro, Nova Scotia
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:46 am 0.797 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:49 am
Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Truro

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 257°
20.8°
5:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 269°
9.5°
6:46 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Truro This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Truro. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Truro 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 278°
0.2°
6:49 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West 279°
-0.2°
7:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 281°
-3.1°
7:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 286°
-8.4°
8:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 292°
-13.1°
9:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 306°
-24.3°
10:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 322°
-32.5°

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 Truro, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Truro

Eclipse Visibility From TruroVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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