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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cruz Bay, US Virgin Islands (Saint John)

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:33 am
Near max in Cruz Bay
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Cruz Bay
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:34 am 0.646 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:36 am
Duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cruz Bay

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 269°
25.3°
5:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 273°
10.1°
6:34 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Cruz Bay This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Cruz Bay. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Cruz Bay 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 West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 276°
0.3°
6:36 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West 276°
-0.2°
7:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-7.1°
7:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 281°
-13.8°
8:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 283°
-20.3°
9:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 291°
-36.6°
10:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 303°
-50.1°

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 Cruz Bay, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cruz Bay

Eclipse Visibility From Cruz BayVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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