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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:33 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Began: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:09 am
Duration: 3 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Playa del Carmen

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
3:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West-southwest 258°
46.1°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West 265°
31.1°
6:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction West 271°
14.0°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. 		Map direction West 273°
7.4°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. 		Map direction West 276°
1.1°
7:09 am Tue, Mar 3 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West 276°
-0.2°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 282°
-16.1°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 289°
-30.4°

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 was fully visible in Playa del Carmen. 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 63% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  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 Playa del Carmen

Eclipse Visibility From Playa del Carmen Visibility Worldwide
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 26, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Jan 14, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Playa del Carmen

Other eclipses visible in Playa del Carmen

Other eclipses worldwide

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