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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — McMurdo, Antarctica (McMurdo Station, Ross Island)

Mar 4, 2026 at 12:33 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in McMurdo
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 10:21 pm
Maximum: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 12:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 3:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 1 minute

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Location

March 3–4, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — McMurdo

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
9:44 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 62°
-1.7°
10:21 pm Tue, Mar 3 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction Northeast 54°
-0.2°
10:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction Northeast 47°
0.8°
12:04 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northeast. 		Map direction North-northeast 29°
3.3°
12:33 am Wed, Mar 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northeast. 		Map direction North-northeast 22°
4.1°
1:02 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northeast. 		Map direction North-northeast 15°
4.7°
2:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North. 		Map direction North 357°
5.4°
3:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northwest. 		Map direction North-northwest 341°
5.1°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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

Cloud Coverage (Mar 3–4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 75% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

26 Days 7 Hrs 45 Mins 34 Secs

McMurdo Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses
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  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
  3. Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in McMurdo

Eclipse Visibility From McMurdo Visibility Worldwide
Feb 17–18, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 7, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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