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March 2026 lunar eclipse
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A total lunar eclipse will take place on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2026.
More information Total lunar eclipse 3 March 2026, Duration (hr:mn:sc) ...
Total lunar eclipse 3 March 2026 | |
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Ecliptic north up![]() The Moon will pass west to east (right to left) through the Earth's shadow. | |
Saros (and member) | 133 (27 of 71) |
Gamma | -0.3765 |
Magnitude | 1.1507 |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Totality | 0:58:19 |
Partial | 3:27:10 |
Penumbral | 5:38:37 |
Contacts (UTC) | |
P1 | 8:44:22 |
U1 | 9:50:00 |
U2 | 11:04:26 |
Greatest | 11:33:37 |
U3 | 12:02:45 |
U4 | 13:17:10 |
P4 | 14:22:59 |
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This eclipse is the third of an almost tetrad, with others being 14 Mar 2025 (T), 07 Sep 2025 (T) and 28 Aug 2026 (P).