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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Islands, Chagos)

Mar 3, 2026 at 7:33 pm
Near max in Chagos Archipelago
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Chagos Archipelago
Began: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:32 pm -0.236 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 8:23 pm
Duration: 53 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Chagos Archipelago

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Chagos Archipelago. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (IOT) for Chagos Archipelago.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
2:44 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 84°
-69.0°
3:50 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 85°
-53.5°
5:04 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 85°
-35.8°
5:33 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East 85°
-28.8°
6:02 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East 85°
-21.8°
7:17 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East 84°
-3.9°
7:30 pm Tue, Mar 3 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East 84°
-0.2°
7:32 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Chagos Archipelago This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Chagos Archipelago. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Chagos Archipelago 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 East for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction East 84°
0.2°
8:23 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East 82°
11.9°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Chagos Archipelago, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 3)

In the past, this day was cloudy 71% of the time (since 2000).

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  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Chagos Archipelago

Eclipse Visibility From Chagos Archipelago Visibility Worldwide
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Total Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Chagos Archipelago, or the path map image for global details.

Next total solar eclipse visible in Chagos Archipelago

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