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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 3:33 am
Max View in Rancho Cucamonga, California
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Rancho Cucamonga, California
Began: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 12:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:21 am
Duration: 5 hours, 37 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rancho Cucamonga

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
12:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction South-southwest 205°
60.4°
1:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction Southwest 229°
51.9°
3:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction West-southwest 247°
38.7°
3:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction West-southwest 253°
33.1°
4:02 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction West-southwest 257°
27.3°
5:17 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction West 268°
12.3°
6:21 am Tue, Mar 3 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West 276°
-0.2°
6:23 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 276°
-0.5°

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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.

This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Rancho Cucamonga. 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 61% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rancho Cucamonga

Eclipse Visibility From Rancho Cucamonga Visibility Worldwide
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Jan 14, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse

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

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