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Mar 3, 2026 – Total Lunar Eclipse in California, United States

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Mar 3, 2026
California, United States
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in California, United States
Start of Penumbral: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 12:44 am PST
Start of Totality: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:04 am PST
End of Totality: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:02 am PST
End of Penumbral: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:23 am PST

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

Mar 3, 2026 – Total Lunar Eclipse – California

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This animation shows the eclipse near Fresno in California.

This table provides the eclipse visibility and times for each city,

Selection of Cities in California Where the Eclipse Is Visible

LocationObscurationStartMaxEndTotality DurationAvg. Cloud Cover
Fresno
100.00%
12:44 am3:33 am6:23 am PST3h, 27m, 8s
61 %
Los Angeles
100.00%
12:44 am3:33 am6:23 am PST3h, 27m, 8s
50 %
Oakland
100.00%
12:44 am3:33 am6:23 am PST3h, 27m, 8s
57 %
Sacramento
100.00%
12:44 am3:33 am6:23 am PST3h, 27m, 8s
65 %
San Bernardino
100.00%
12:44 am3:33 am6:23 am PST3h, 27m, 8s
55 %
San Francisco
100.00%
12:44 am3:33 am6:23 am PST3h, 27m, 8s
57 %
San Jose
100.00%
12:44 am3:33 am6:23 am PST3h, 27m, 8s
58 %

All times shown on this page are local time.

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Eclipses Visible in California

Eclipse Visibility from CaliforniaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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Next total solar eclipse in California

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