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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Palmerston North, New Zealand (Te Papa-i-oea)

Mar 4, 2026 at 12:33 am
Max View in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Whanganui
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Whanganui
Began: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 9:44 pm
Maximum: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 12:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 3:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

March 3–4, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Palmerston North

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
9:44 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction East-northeast 60°
20.0°
10:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction Northeast 46°
30.0°
12:04 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction North-northeast 27°
38.6°
12:33 am Wed, Mar 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction North-northeast 18°
40.9°
1:02 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction North 9°
42.3°
2:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction North-northwest 344°
41.8°
3:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction Northwest 324°
36.8°

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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 was fully visible in Palmerston North. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 3–4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 74% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Palmerston North

Eclipse Visibility From Palmerston North Visibility Worldwide
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Palmerston North

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