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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (San Felipe de Puerto Plata)

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:57 am
Max View in Puerto Plata
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Puerto Plata
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:57 am 0.933 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:01 am
Duration: 2 hours, 17 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Puerto Plata

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 266°
30.8°
5:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 271°
15.7°
6:57 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Puerto Plata This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Puerto Plata. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Puerto Plata 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 276°
0.6°
7:01 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 276°
-0.2°
7:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 277°
-0.7°
7:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-8.1°
8:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 281°
-14.6°
9:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 289°
-31.0°
10:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 299°
-44.6°

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 Puerto Plata, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Puerto Plata

Eclipse Visibility From Puerto PlataVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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