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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:39 am
Near max in San Fernando de Apure
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in San Fernando de Apure
Began: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:40 am 0.727 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:42 am
Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

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Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Fernando de Apure

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in San Fernando de Apure. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (VET) for San Fernando de Apure.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
4:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West 273°
27.7°
5:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West 275°
11.9°
6:40 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in San Fernando de Apure This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in San Fernando de Apure. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in San Fernando de Apure 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 West for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction West 276°
0.2°
6:42 am Tue, Mar 3 Setting Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets. Map direction West 276°
-0.2°
7:04 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West 277°
-6.0°
7:33 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West 278°
-13.0°
8:02 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 279°
-19.9°
9:17 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 283°
-37.3°
10:23 am Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 289°
-52.4°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in San Fernando de Apure, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 3)

In the past, this day was cloudy 46% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Fernando de Apure

Eclipse Visibility From San Fernando de Apure Visibility Worldwide
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
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

Note: Click on the date link for details in San Fernando de Apure, or the path map image for global details.

Next annular eclipse visible in San Fernando de Apure

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