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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Chatham Islands, New Zealand

Mar 4, 2026 at 1:18 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Chatham Islands, Chatham Islands
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 10:29 pm
Maximum: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 1:18 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 4:08 am
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3–4, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Chatham Islands

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:29 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northeast 52°
22.8°
11:35 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northeast 37°
31.1°
12:49 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction North-northeast 16°
37.4°
1:18 am Wed, Mar 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North
38.6°
1:47 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North 358°
39.0°
3:02 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 335°
36.4°
4:08 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northwest 317°
30.3°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Chatham Islands

Eclipse Visibility From Chatham IslandsVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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