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March 2, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Honolulu, HI, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 1:33 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Honolulu, Hawaii
Begins: Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 10:44 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 1:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 2–3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Honolulu

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:44 pm Mon, Mar 2
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 113°
58.7°
11:50 pm Mon, Mar 2
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southeast 138°
70.9°
1:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southwest 201°
74.0°
1:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 221°
70.3°
2:02 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 234°
65.2°
3:17 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 252°
49.7°
4:23 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 261°
34.9°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Honolulu

Eclipse Visibility From HonoluluVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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