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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Banka, Bihar, India

Mar 3, 2026 at 5:47 pm
Near max in Banka
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Banka, Bihar
Began: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:43 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:46 pm 0.859 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:53 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Banka

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
2:14 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 52°
-42.9°
3:20 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 65°
-30.8°
4:34 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 75°
-15.6°
5:03 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East 78°
-9.4°
5:32 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East 82°
-2.5°
5:43 pm Tue, Mar 3 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East 83°
-0.2°
5:46 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Banka This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Banka. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Banka 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 83°
0.2°
6:47 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East 89°
13.1°
7:53 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East 97°
27.5°

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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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Banka, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 3)

In the past, this day was cloudy 29% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Banka

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

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

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