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March 2, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Taiohae, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Mar 3, 2026 at 2:03 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Taiohae, Marquesas Islands
Begins: Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 11:14 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 2:03 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:53 am
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 2–3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Taiohae

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:14 pm Mon, Mar 2
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North-northeast 31°
70.8°
12:20 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction North-northwest 339°
72.8°
1:34 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-northwest 302°
61.0°
2:03 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 295°
54.8°
2:32 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 290°
48.4°
3:47 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 282°
31.2°
4:53 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 278°
15.7°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Taiohae

Eclipse Visibility From TaiohaeVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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