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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Bombay)

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:48 pm
Near max in Mumbai
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Mumbai, Maharashtra
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:45 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:47 pm -0.005 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:53 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 8 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mumbai

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:14 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 42°
-56.3°
3:20 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 59°
-44.9°
4:34 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 70°
-29.7°
5:03 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 74°
-23.4°
5:32 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 77°
-17.1°
6:45 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 83°
-0.2°
6:47 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
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 East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 83°
0.2°
6:47 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Mumbai This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Mumbai. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Mumbai 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 East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 83°
0.2°
7:53 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 89°
14.7°

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 Mumbai, 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 Mumbai

Eclipse Visibility From MumbaiVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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