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3 March 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

3 Mar 2026, 06:20
Max View in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Begins: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 03:44
Maximum: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 06:20 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 06:24
Duration: 2 hours, 40 minutes

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3 March 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sherbrooke

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
03:44 Tue, 3 Mar
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West-southwest 250°
26.6°
04:50 Tue, 3 Mar
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West 263°
15.5°
06:04 Tue, 3 Mar
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 275°
2.8°
06:20 Tue, 3 Mar
Maximum in Sherbrooke This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sherbrooke. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sherbrooke 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 West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 278°
0.3°
06:24 Tue, 3 Mar 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 279°
-0.2°
06:33 Tue, 3 Mar Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West 280°
-1.6°
07:02 Tue, 3 Mar Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 285°
-7.4°
08:17 Tue, 3 Mar Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 299°
-19.3°
09:23 Tue, 3 Mar Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 313°
-28.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sherbrooke

Eclipse Visibility From Sherbrooke Visibility Worldwide
3 Mar 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
12 Aug 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
27–28 Aug 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
20 Feb 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
17 Aug 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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