March 3, 2026 Lunar Eclipse Schedule by Time Zone: The Americas
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Viewing a total lunar eclipse is as easy as looking up! Lunar eclipses are completely eye-safe, unlike solar eclipses. Feel free to enjoy this lunar eclipse with your naked eye!
The eclipse reaches totality at 6:04 a.m. Eastern Time/3:04 a.m. Pacific Time on the morning of Tuesday, March 3, 2026. ⬇️
On March 3, 2025, the Moon enters the Earth's shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse, the first visible in the Americas since March 2025. This animation shows the changing appearance of the Moon as it travels into and out of the Earth's shadow, along with times at various stages. Celestial north is up in this imagery, corresponding to the view from mid-northern latitudes. Rotating the images by 180 degrees would create the south-up view for southern hemisphere observers.
The penumbra is the part of the Earth’s shadow where the Sun is only partially covered by the Earth. The umbra is where the Sun is completely hidden. The Moon's appearance is not affected much by the penumbra. The real action begins when the Moon starts to disappear as it enters the umbra at about 1:50 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. An hour and a half later, entirely within the umbra, the Moon is a ghostly copper color. The totally eclipsed Moon is 10 or more f-stops dimmer than a normal full Moon. During the eclipse, the Moon is moving through the constellation Leo.
Credits: NASA Goddard/Spaceweather[dot]com
Release Date: March 2, 2026
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