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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada

Mar 3, 2026 at 4:33 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Fort St. John, British Columbia
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 1:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fort St. John

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
1:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction South-southwest 191°
39.7°
2:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction South-southwest 211°
36.2°
4:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction Southwest 231°
29.2°
4:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction West-southwest 238°
25.9°
5:02 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction West-southwest 244°
22.3°
6:17 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction West 260°
12.5°
7:23 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. 		Map direction West 273°
3.5°

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

Cloud Coverage (Mar 3)

In the past, this day was cloudy 69% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

173 Days 17 Hrs 25 Mins 56 Secs

Fort St. John Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Fort St. John

Eclipse Visibility From Fort St. John Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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