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Mar 3, 2026 – Total Lunar Eclipse in India

Total Eclipse Visible
Mar 3, 2026
India
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in India
Start of Penumbral: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:58 pm MMT
Start of Totality: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:58 pm MMT
End of Totality: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:32 pm IST
End of Penumbral: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:53 pm IST

All times shown on this page are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

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Mar 3, 2026 – Total Lunar Eclipse – India

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This table provides the eclipse visibility and times for each state.

States in India Where the Eclipse Is Visible

StateTypeStart of PenumbralStart of TotalityEnd of TotalityEnd of Penumbral
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Total Lunar Eclipse
5:18 pm IST5:18 pm IST5:32 pm IST7:53 pm IST
Andhra Pradesh
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:55 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Arunachal Pradesh
Total Lunar Eclipse
5:58 pm MMT5:58 pm MMT5:32 pm IST7:53 pm IST
Assam
Total Lunar Eclipse
5:04 pm IST5:04 pm IST5:32 pm IST7:53 pm IST
Bihar
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:37 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Chandigarh
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:22 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Chhattisgarh
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:55 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Delhi
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:21 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Goa
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:40 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Gujarat
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:36 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Haryana
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:19 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Himachal Pradesh
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:13 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Jammu and Kashmir
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:21 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Jharkhand
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:39 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Karnataka
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:24 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Kerala
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:30 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Lakshadweep
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:45 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Madhya Pradesh
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:00 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Maharashtra
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:11 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Manipur
Total Lunar Eclipse
5:11 pm IST5:11 pm IST5:32 pm IST7:53 pm IST
Meghalaya
Total Lunar Eclipse
5:18 pm IST5:18 pm IST5:32 pm IST7:53 pm IST
Mizoram
Total Lunar Eclipse
6:17 pm MMT6:17 pm MMT5:32 pm IST7:53 pm IST
Nagaland
Total Lunar Eclipse
5:07 pm IST5:07 pm IST5:32 pm IST7:53 pm IST
Odisha
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:43 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Pondicherry
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:07 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Punjab
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:22 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Rajasthan
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:18 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Sikkim
Partial Lunar Eclipse
8:03 pm CST------7:53 pm IST
Tamil Nadu
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:16 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Telangana
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:08 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Tripura
Total Lunar Eclipse
5:21 pm IST5:21 pm IST5:32 pm IST7:53 pm IST
Uttar Pradesh
Partial Lunar Eclipse
5:52 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
Uttarakhand
Partial Lunar Eclipse
6:05 pm IST------7:53 pm IST
West Bengal
Total Lunar Eclipse
5:30 pm IST5:30 pm IST5:32 pm IST7:53 pm IST

All times shown on this page are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

Selection of Cities in India Where the Totality Is Visible

LocationObscurationStartMaxEndTotality DurationAvg. Cloud Cover
Dibrugarh, Assam
100.00%
2:14 pm5:11 pm7:53 pm IST3h, 27m, 8s
69 %
Dispur, Assam
100.00%
2:14 pm5:25 pm7:53 pm IST3h, 27m, 8s
43 %
Guwahati, Assam
100.00%
2:14 pm5:25 pm7:53 pm IST3h, 27m, 8s
43 %
Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
100.00%
2:14 pm5:17 pm7:53 pm IST3h, 27m, 8s
76 %
Shillong, Meghalaya
100.00%
2:14 pm5:25 pm7:53 pm IST3h, 27m, 8s
29 %

Actual weather forecasts are available from 14 days before the eclipse. Average cloud coverage is based on data since 2000.

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Eclipses Visible in India

Eclipse Visibility from IndiaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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