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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Osaka, Japan

Mar 3, 2026 at 8:33 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Osaka
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:44 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 8:33 pm 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 11:23 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 38 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Osaka

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:44 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 81°
-0.3°
5:44 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 81°
-0.2°
6:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 90°
12.1°
8:04 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-southeast 101°
26.7°
8:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 106°
32.3°
9:02 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 112°
37.7°
10:17 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 130°
50.3°
11:23 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 154°
58.2°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Osaka

Eclipse Visibility From OsakaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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