Total Lunar Eclipse
3 March 2026
Greatest eclipse at 11:33 UT · East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas
Where it’s visible
East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas.
Timings (Universal Time)
| Penumbral eclipse begins | 08:44 UT · 3 March 2026 |
| Partial eclipse begins | 09:50 UT · 3 March 2026 |
| Totality begins | 11:04 UT · 3 March 2026 |
| Greatest eclipse | 11:33 UT |
| Totality ends | 12:02 UT · 3 March 2026 |
| Partial eclipse ends | 13:17 UT · 3 March 2026 |
| Penumbral eclipse ends | 14:22 UT · 3 March 2026 |
Totality lasts 58 min.
Umbral magnitude 1.15 · penumbral magnitude 2.18. Source: NASA GSFC eclipse tables.
What you’ll see
During a total lunar eclipse the Moon passes completely inside Earth’s umbra — the dark core of its shadow. Sunlight bending through Earth’s atmosphere still reaches the Moon, stripped of its blue wavelengths, which is why a totally eclipsed Moon glows deep orange-red: the light of every sunrise and sunset on Earth, cast onto the Moon at once. Unlike a solar eclipse it is perfectly safe to watch with the naked eye, and visible from the entire night side of Earth.
The Moon Explorer app computes this eclipse’s circumstances for your exact location — local times, moonrise and moonset around the event — entirely offline, and can remind you the day before and on the day.
Track this eclipse in Moon ExplorerDates and times are in Universal Time (UT). The free Moon Explorer app for Android converts everything to your local time and your exact location — fully offline, with no ads or accounts.