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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Paterson, NJ, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:26 am
Near max in Paterson
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Paterson, New Jersey
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:26 am 1.141 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:29 am
Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Paterson

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 251°
29.7°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 262°
17.7°
6:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 274°
4.0°
6:26 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Paterson This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Paterson. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Paterson 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 277°
0.2°
6:29 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 278°
-0.2°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-0.8°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 283°
-6.9°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 296°
-19.9°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 309°
-30.2°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Paterson

Eclipse Visibility From PatersonVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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