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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Islas Dos Amigos, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Mar 3, 2026 at 5:33 am
Max View in Islas Dos Amigos
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Islas Dos Amigos
Began: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 2:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:02 am
Duration: 3 hours, 18 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Islas Dos Amigos

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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
2:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West 274°
47.1°
3:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West 274°
31.2°
5:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction West 275°
13.2°
5:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 275°
6.2°
6:02 am Tue, Mar 3 Setting Moonset 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°
6:02 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 276°
-0.3°
7:17 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 278°
-18.7°
8:23 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 280°
-34.4°

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 Islas Dos Amigos

Eclipse Visibility From Islas Dos Amigos Visibility Worldwide
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 26, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Jun 25–26, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Islas Dos Amigos, or the path map image for global details.

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