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3 March 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 11°45'41.2"S, 130°01'31.6"E

3 Mar 2026, 21:03
Max View in 11°45'41.2"S, 130°01'31.6"E
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in 11°45'41.2"S, 130°01'31.6"E
Begins: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 19:03
Maximum: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 21:03 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 23:53
Duration: 4 hours, 49 minutes

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3 March 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 11°45'41.2"S, 130°01'31.6"E

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
18:14 Tue, 3 Mar Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 85°
-12.5°
19:03 Tue, 3 Mar Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East 82°
-0.2°
19:20 Tue, 3 Mar
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 82°
3.3°
20:34 Tue, 3 Mar
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction East-northeast 78°
20.6°
21:03 Tue, 3 Mar
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction East-northeast 76°
27.4°
21:32 Tue, 3 Mar
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-northeast 73°
34.2°
22:47 Tue, 3 Mar
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-northeast 64°
51.0°
23:53 Tue, 3 Mar
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction Northeast 47°
64.4°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in 11°45'41.2"S, 130°01'31.6"E

Eclipse Visibility From 11°45'41.2"S, 130°01'31.6"E Visibility Worldwide
3 Mar 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
21 Feb 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
7 Jul 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
22 Jul 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
31 Dec 2028–1 Jan 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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