| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Jackson, Mississippi |
| Began: | Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 2:44 am |
| Maximum: | Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:33 am 1.150 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:28 am |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 44 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Jackson
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Jackson. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CST) for Jackson.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 2:44 am Tue, Mar 3 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |
 244° |
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| 3:50 am Tue, Mar 3 |
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Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. |
256° |
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| 5:04 am Tue, Mar 3 |
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Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. |
266° |
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| 5:33 am Tue, Mar 3 |
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Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. |
270° |
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| 6:02 am Tue, Mar 3 |
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Total Eclipse ends
Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West. |
273° |
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| 6:28 am Tue, Mar 3 | Setting | Moonset Setting |
277° |
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| 7:17 am Tue, Mar 3 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon |
283° |
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| 8:23 am Tue, Mar 3 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon |
293° |
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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 Jackson. 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).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Jackson
| Eclipse Visibility From Jackson | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Jan 26, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Jackson, or the path map image for global details. |
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